Windows into the search process: an inquiry into dimensions of online information retrieval

Abstract

From diverse users' points of view, contextual frameworks are elaborated for the nature of the information technology, the information universe, and the information search. Within these conceptual parameters, established theories on search strategy are reviewed and cognitive models of information‐seeking are highlighted. Future directions for research on users' search processes are discussed in terms of the role for online retrieval in the future information environment.

Citation

Huston, M.M. (1991), "Windows into the search process: an inquiry into dimensions of online information retrieval", Online Review, Vol. 15 No. 3/4, pp. 227-243. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024375