Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment

Lin Fu; Dion Hoe Lian Goh; Schubert Shou Boon Foo

doi:10.1007/11599517_39

Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment

Lin Fu^*, Dion Hoe Lian Goh, Schubert Shou Boon Foo

^*Corresponding author for this work

Nanyang Technological University

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Abstract

Collaborative querying seeks to help users formulate queries by sharing expert knowledge or other users' search experiences. In previous work, a collaborative query environment (CQE) was developed for a digital library, The system operates by clustering and recommending related queries to users using a hybrid query similarity identification approach. Users can explore the query clusters using a graph-based visualization system known as the Query Graph Visualizer (QGV), The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the CQE with goal of informing the usefulness and usability of such a system. Our results show that compared with traditional information retrieval systems, collaborative querying can lead to faster information seeking when users perform unspecified tasks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Digital Libraries
Subtitle of host publication	Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences - 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Proceedings
Pages	342-351
Number of pages	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/11599517_39
Publication status	Published - 2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005 - Bangkok, Thailand Duration: Dec 12 2005 → Dec 15 2005

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	3815 LNCS
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005
Country/Territory	Thailand
City	Bangkok
Period	12/12/05 → 12/15/05

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Theoretical Computer Science
General Computer Science

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Fu, L., Goh, D. H. L., & Foo, S. S. B. (2005). Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment. In Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences - 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Proceedings (pp. 342-351). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 3815 LNCS). https://doi.org/10.1007/11599517_39

Fu, Lin ; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian ; Foo, Schubert Shou Boon. / Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment. Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences - 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Proceedings. 2005. pp. 342-351 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment. / Fu, Lin; Goh, Dion Hoe Lian; Foo, Schubert Shou Boon.
Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences - 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Proceedings. 2005. p. 342-351 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 3815 LNCS).

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Fu L, Goh DHL, Foo SSB. Evaluating the effectiveness of a collaborative querying environment. In Digital Libraries: Implementing Strategies and Sharing Experiences - 8th International Conference on Asian Digital Libraries, ICADL 2005, Proceedings. 2005. p. 342-351. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/11599517_39

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