An analysis of two approaches in information retrieval: From frameworks to study designs

@article{citeulike:2298367, abstract = {There is a well-known gap between systems-oriented information retrieval (IR) and user-oriented IR, which cognitive IR seeks to bridge. It is therefore interesting to analyze approaches at the level of frameworks, models, and study designs. This article is an exercise in such an analysis, focusing on two significant approaches to IR: the lab IR approach and P. Ingwersen's (1996) cognitive IR approach. The article focuses on their research frameworks, models, hypotheses, laws and theories, study designs, and possible contributions. The two approaches are quite different, which becomes apparent in the use of independent, controlled, and dependent variables in the study designs of each approach. Thus, each approach is capable of contributing very differently to understanding and developing information access. The article also discusses integrating the approaches at the study-design level.}, address = {Department of Information Studies, Kanslerinrinne 1, University of Tampere, FIN-33014, Finland}, author = {J\"{a}rvelin, Kalervo }, citeulike-article-id = {2298367}, doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20589}, journal = {Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology}, keywords = {cognitive, evaluation, information\_retrieval, survey, system\_oriented}, number = {7}, pages = {971--986}, posted-at = {2008-01-28 17:09:43}, priority = {0}, title = {An analysis of two approaches in information retrieval: From frameworks to study designs}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20589}, volume = {58}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2298367 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2298367 TI - An analysis of two approaches in information retrieval: From frameworks to study designs JF - Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology VL - 58 IS - 7 SP - 971 EP - 986 AD - Department of Information Studies, Kanslerinrinne 1, University of Tampere, FIN-33014, Finland N2 - There is a well-known gap between systems-oriented information retrieval (IR) and user-oriented IR, which cognitive IR seeks to bridge. It is therefore interesting to analyze approaches at the level of frameworks, models, and study designs. This article is an exercise in such an analysis, focusing on two significant approaches to IR: the lab IR approach and P. Ingwersen's (1996) cognitive IR approach. The article focuses on their research frameworks, models, hypotheses, laws and theories, study designs, and possible contributions. The two approaches are quite different, which becomes apparent in the use of independent, controlled, and dependent variables in the study designs of each approach. Thus, each approach is capable of contributing very differently to understanding and developing information access. The article also discusses integrating the approaches at the study-design level. KW - cognitive KW - evaluation KW - information_retrieval KW - survey KW - system_oriented AU - Järvelin, Kalervo PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/asi.20589 ER -