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(2017) Research and advanced technology for digital libraries, Dordrecht, Springer.
Europeana
what users search for and why
Paul Clough, Timothy Hill, Monica Lestari Paramita, Paula Goodale
pp. 207-219
People use digital cultural heritage sites in different ways and for various purposes. In this paper we explore what information people search for and why when using Europeana, one of the world's largest aggregators of cultural heritage. We gathered a probability sample of 240 search requests from users via an online survey and used qualitative content analysis complemented with Shatford-Panofsky's mode/facet analysis for analysing requests to visual archives to investigate the following: (i) the broad type of search task; (ii) the subject content of searches; and (iii) motives for searching and uses of the information found. Results highlight the rich diversity of searches conducted using Europeana. Contributions include: collection and analysis of a comprehensive sample of Europeana search requests, a scheme for categorising information use, and deeper insights into the users and uses of Europeana.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-67008-9_17
Full citation:
Clough, P. , Hill, T. , Lestari Paramita, M. , Goodale, P. (2017)., Europeana: what users search for and why, in J. Kamps, G. Tsakonas, Y. Manolopoulos, L. Iliadis & I. Karydis (eds.), Research and advanced technology for digital libraries, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 207-219.
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