Large, A.; Beheshti, J.; Breuleux, A.: ¬A comparison of information retrieval from print and CD-ROM versions of an encyclopedia by elementary school students (1994)
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- Abstract
- Describes an experiment using 48 sixth-grade students to compare retrieval techniques using the print and CD-ROM versions of Compton's Encyclopedia. Four queries of defferent complexity (measured by the numer of terms present) were searched by the students after a short training session. The searches were timed and the retrieval steps and search terms were noted. The searches were no faster on the CD-ROM than the print version, but in both cases time was related directly to the number of terms involved. The students coped well with the CD-ROM interface and its several retrieval paths
- Editor
- Renaud, A.
- Source
- Information processing and management. 30(1994) no.4, S.499-513
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