Human interactions with heterogeneous information sources
Srinidhi Narayanan · 2002
Information seeking using computer based systems is fundamentally an interactive process. Several factors including user's cognitive capabilities and limitations, work domain and task constraints, and the content and form of the electronic medium influence the information seeking process. Advances in computer based systems development must be integrated with a comprehensive understanding of the information seeking and synthesis behaviour in the context of information use. The article discusses theoretical and practical issues associated with human centered design of effective electronic systems to support search, retrieval, and synthesis of distributed information sources.