A Review of the Methodologies Used by User's Information-seeking Behavior on the Web in Foreign Countries
Lihong Huang · Information Sciences · 2009
The methodologies used by user's information-seeking behavior on the web can be classified according to data collection techniques.That is,the methods are collecting data qualitatively including observations,think alouds,interviews,questionnaires and case studies.And the methods are collecting data quantitatively including surveys,tests,experimental studies and log analysis.Then,the author explores that most studies use multiple methods,and the dominant methods are quantitative rather than qualitative methodologies.At last,it puts forward some advices to the domestic research.