Cognitive traveling in digital space: from keyword search through exploratory information seeking

Pavol Návrat · Open Computer Science · 2012

Abstract This paper surveys principal concepts involved in various approaches to web search. There are many attempts to improve key word search. There is the concept of exploratory search, which represents a shift towards more complex view of the interested fellow’s role, widening her options. We propose a more radical shift towards viewing information seeking as cognitive traveling in the digital information space involving both web and digital libraries.

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