Using a task-based approach in evaluating the usability of BoBIs in an e-book environment

Abdullah, N. and Gibb, F.; MacDonald, Craig and Ounis, I and Plachouras, V and Ruthven, Ian and White, R.W., eds. (2008) Using a task-based approach in evaluating the usability of BoBIs in an e-book environment. In: Advances in Information Retrieval. Lecture Notes in Computer Science . Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 246-257. ISBN 978-3-540-78645-0 (https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78646-7_24)

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Abstract

This paper reports on a usability evaluation of BoBIs (Back-of-the-book Indexes) as searching and browsing tools in an e-book environment. This study employed a task-based approach and within-subject design. The retrieval performance of a BoBI was compared with a ToC and Full-Text Search tool in terms of their respective effectiveness and efficiency for finding information in e-books. The results demonstrated that a BoBI was significantly more efficient (faster) and useful compared to a ToC or Full-Text Search tool for finding information in an e-book environment.

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  Item type:	Book Section
  ID code:	28184
  Dates:	Date Event 2008 Published
  Subjects:	Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources Bibliography. Library Science. Information Resources > Library Science. Information Science
  Department:	Faculty of Science > Computer and Information Sciences
  Depositing user:	Prof Forbes Gibb
  Date deposited:	14 Oct 2010 13:50
  Last modified:	04 Dec 2024 01:02
  URI:	https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/28184