Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment

User search behaviour was conceptualized as a strategy undertaken by the user in searching for information.Typically, searching activity on the web involved several steps; query formulation and reformulation, browsing the search results, and search results evaluation.The scope of this study has limi...

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Main Authors: Mat Yamin, Fadhilah, Ramayah, T., Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain, Othman, Siti Norezam
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Published: 2014
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spelling my.uum.repo.124992016-05-22T06:26:39Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/12499/ Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment Mat Yamin, Fadhilah Ramayah, T. Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain Othman, Siti Norezam TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering User search behaviour was conceptualized as a strategy undertaken by the user in searching for information.Typically, searching activity on the web involved several steps; query formulation and reformulation, browsing the search results, and search results evaluation.The scope of this study has limited itself to query formulation that reflects the user search behaviour.The proposed method has been shown to successfully identify and classify user behaviour into two components namely; breadth search query and depth search query.The queries were initially recorded into search log through search interface.The search interface is one of the innovative tools that interface the Google search engine. Through this interface, user can enter the query and obtain the search results. In addition, the queries are also recorded for further analysis. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/12499/1/14b.pdf Mat Yamin, Fadhilah and Ramayah, T. and Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain and Othman, Siti Norezam (2014) Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment. In: International Conference on Research Methods in Management and Social Sciences, 27 - 28 September 2014, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://www.ifrnd.org/ConferenceDetail.aspx?ConferencelID=43
institution Universiti Utara Malaysia
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topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Mat Yamin, Fadhilah
Ramayah, T.
Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain
Othman, Siti Norezam
Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
description User search behaviour was conceptualized as a strategy undertaken by the user in searching for information.Typically, searching activity on the web involved several steps; query formulation and reformulation, browsing the search results, and search results evaluation.The scope of this study has limited itself to query formulation that reflects the user search behaviour.The proposed method has been shown to successfully identify and classify user behaviour into two components namely; breadth search query and depth search query.The queries were initially recorded into search log through search interface.The search interface is one of the innovative tools that interface the Google search engine. Through this interface, user can enter the query and obtain the search results. In addition, the queries are also recorded for further analysis.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mat Yamin, Fadhilah
Ramayah, T.
Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain
Othman, Siti Norezam
author_facet Mat Yamin, Fadhilah
Ramayah, T.
Wan Ishak, Wan Hussain
Othman, Siti Norezam
author_sort Mat Yamin, Fadhilah
title Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
title_short Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
title_full Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
title_fullStr Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
title_full_unstemmed Search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
title_sort search log analysis method to uncover user search behaviour on web searching environment
publishDate 2014
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/12499/1/14b.pdf
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