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Multidisciplinary Perspectives

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  • © 2008

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Editors:
  1. Amanda Spink

    1. Faculty of Information Technology Gardens Point Campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

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  2. Michael Zimmer

    1. Information Society Project, Yale Law School, New Haven, USA

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Part of the book series: Information Science and Knowledge Management (ISKM, volume 14)

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Table of contents (17 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • A. Spink, M. Zimmer
      Pages 3-8

  5. Information Behavior Perspectives

    1. Toward a Web Search Information Behavior Model

      • S. A. Knight, A. Spink
      Pages 209-234

    2. Web Searching for Health: Theoretical Foundations and Connections to Health Related Outcomes

      • M. J. Dutta, G. D. Bodie
      Pages 235-254

    3. Search Engines and Expertise about Global Issues: Well-defined Landscape or Undomesticated Wilderness?

      • J. Fry, S. Virkar, R. Schroeder
      Pages 255-275

    4. Conceptual Models for Search Engines

      • D. G. Hendry, E. N. Efthimiadis
      Pages 277-307

    5. Web Searching: A Quality Measurement Perspective

      • D. Lewandowski, N. Höchstötter
      Pages 309-340

  6. Conclusion

    1. Conclusions and Further Research

      • A. Spink, M. Zimmer
      Pages 343-347

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 349-351
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About this book

The inspiration for this book emerged from the editors’ participation in a panel d- cussion on Web search engines at an annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers. This multidisciplinary panel of Web search researches revealed the diversity of scholars interested in Web searching, coupled with a broad range of questions, attitudes, and approaches. It became clear that more “cross-fertilization” was necessary between the disciplines to ensure Web search engines (the entities) and Web searching (the user behavior) received the thorough scholarly attention they deserved. This book is a result of that realization, and an important first step in achieving new levels of awareness and collaboration across disciplines. The book represents a core theme within the intellectual pursuits of the editors. The first editor (Spink) is an information scientist who has worked with, taught and has researched the informational dimensions of Web searching since 1997. The second editor (Zimmer) is a scholar of culture and communication who focuses on the political and ethical dimensions of new media and information technologies, and whose dissertation research focused on the value-related consequences of the quest for the “perfect” search engine.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Faculty of Information Technology Gardens Point Campus, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

    Amanda Spink

  • Information Society Project, Yale Law School, New Haven, USA

    Michael Zimmer

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