A Query-Based Approach in Web Search Instruction: An Assessment of Current Practice
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| author | Cohen, Laura B. |
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| contents | A Query-Based Approach in Web Search Instruction: An Assessment of Current Practice Cohen, Laura B. Teaching Methods Internet Search Strategies Librarians Information Needs Information Retrieval Library Instruction Search Engines Educational Technology User Needs (Information) Educational Practices An instruction program that covers search tools on the Web should incorporate a user's information need as the basis for teaching these tools. This article lays the theoretical groundwork for such a query-based approach, deriving its argument from the literature published in the early days of databases in libraries. A review of recent literature as well as tutorials on the Web reveals that librarians do not routinely consider a user's query in their training in the use of Web-based search tools. Other training elements are more prevalent, in particular the nature of search tools, search strategies and the evaluation of results found in a search. When training recommends a context for searching the Web, the advice tends to be of a general nature. These results suggest that librarians may not routinely be teaching queries as a strategy for selecting and using search tools on the Web. Suggestions for further research are presented to explore these findings. |
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| spellingShingle | A Query-Based Approach in Web Search Instruction: An Assessment of Current Practice Cohen, Laura B. Teaching Methods Internet Search Strategies Librarians Information Needs Information Retrieval Library Instruction Search Engines Educational Technology User Needs (Information) Educational Practices A Query-Based Approach in Web Search Instruction: An Assessment of Current Practice Cohen, Laura B. Teaching Methods Internet Search Strategies Librarians Information Needs Information Retrieval Library Instruction Search Engines Educational Technology User Needs (Information) Educational Practices An instruction program that covers search tools on the Web should incorporate a user's information need as the basis for teaching these tools. This article lays the theoretical groundwork for such a query-based approach, deriving its argument from the literature published in the early days of databases in libraries. A review of recent literature as well as tutorials on the Web reveals that librarians do not routinely consider a user's query in their training in the use of Web-based search tools. Other training elements are more prevalent, in particular the nature of search tools, search strategies and the evaluation of results found in a search. When training recommends a context for searching the Web, the advice tends to be of a general nature. These results suggest that librarians may not routinely be teaching queries as a strategy for selecting and using search tools on the Web. Suggestions for further research are presented to explore these findings. |
| title | A Query-Based Approach in Web Search Instruction: An Assessment of Current Practice |
| topic | Teaching Methods Internet Search Strategies Librarians Information Needs Information Retrieval Library Instruction Search Engines Educational Technology User Needs (Information) Educational Practices |
| url | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ763690 |