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  1. Ford, N.; Eaglestone, B.; Madden, A.; Whittle, M.: Web searching by the "general public" : an individual differences perspective (2009) 0.03 
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    Abstract
    Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to explore the impact of a number of human individual differences on the web searching of a sample of the general public. Design/methodology/approach - In total, 91 members of the general public performed 195 controlled searches. Search activity and ratings of search difficulty and success were recorded and statistically analysed. The study was exploratory, and sought to establish whether there is a prima facie case for further systematic investigation of the selection and combination of variables studied here. Findings - Results revealed a number of interactions between individual differences, the use of different search strategies, and levels of perceived search difficulty and success. The findings also suggest that the open and closed nature of searches may affect these interactions. A conceptual model of these relationships is presented. Practical implications - Better understanding of factors affecting searching may help one to develop more effective search support, whether in the form of personalised search interfaces and mechanisms, adaptive systems, training or help systems. However, the findings reveal a complexity and variability suggesting that there is little immediate prospect of developing any simple model capable of driving such systems. Originality/value - There are several areas of this research that make it unique: the study's focus on a sample of the general public; its use of search logs linked to personal data; its development of a novel search strategy classifier; its temporal modelling of how searches are transformed over time; and its illumination of four different types of experienced searcher, linked to different search behaviours and outcomes.
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  2. Ford, N.: ¬The growth of understanding in information science : towards a developmental model (1999) 0.01 
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    Date
    17. 1.2000 13:16:22
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  3. Ford, N.: Introduction to information behaviour (2015) 0.01 
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    Date
    22. 1.2017 16:45:48
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  4. Wood, F.; Ford, N.; Miller, D.; Sobczyk, G.; Duffin, R.: Information skills, searching behaviour and cognitive styles for student-centred learning : a computer-assisted learning approach (1996) 0.00 
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    Journal of information science. 22(1996) no.2, S.79-92
  5. Foster, A.; Ford, N.: Serendipity and information seeking : an empirical study (2003) 0.00 
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  6. Caregnato, S.; Ford, N.; Loughridge, B.: Expert systems support for subject librarians or subject specialists in academic libraries (1994) 0.00 
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  7. Ford, N.: Expert systems and artificial intelligence : an information manager's guide (1991) 0.00 
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  8. Ford, N.: Web-based learning through educational informatics : information science meets educational computing (2008) 0.00 
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    RSWK
    E-Learning / Computerunterstütztes Lernen
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    E-Learning / Computerunterstütztes Lernen
  9. Ford, N.; Ford, R.: Towards a cognitive theory of information accessing : an empirical study (1993) 0.00 
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  10. Ford, N.: Towards the evidence-based electronic library (1997) 0.00 
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  11. Ford, N.; Ford, R.: Cognitive styles and database access (1992) 0.00 
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  12. Ford, N.; Wood, F.: User modelling for the electronic library : a cognitive approach (1995) 0.00 
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  13. Ford, N.: Developing an automated extensible reference service (1997) 0.00 
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  14. Ford, N.: Modeling cognitive processes in information seeking : from Popper to Pask (2004) 0.00 
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  15. Ford, N.: Towards a model of learning for educational informatics (2004) 0.00 
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  16. Ford, N.: Information retrieval and creativity : towards support for the original thinker (1999) 0.00 
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  17. Ellis, D.; Ford, N.; Furner, J.: In search of the unknown user : indexing, hypertext and the World Wide Web (1998) 0.00 
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  18. Wood, F.; Ford, N.; Walsh, C.: ¬The effect of postings information on search behaviour (1994) 0.00 
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  19. Woods, F.; Walsh, C.; Ford, N.: Effects of postings information on user searching behaviour (1994) 0.00 
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  20. Ford, N.; Lloyd-Williams, M.; Morris, C.: Intelligent adaptive systems for information delivery in the electronic library (1995) 0.00 
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