Searching for Fiction for Pleasure Reading: Current Research and Recommendations

One of the major tasks library patrons are faced with is searching for a good book to read, particularly when they have no specific book in mind. As such, people faced with this task search in places such as online catalogs, looking at existing book reviews and descriptions, and they also ask librar...

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Published inProceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 63; no. 1; pp. 1590 - 1594
Main Authors Huang, Alexandra, Nathan-Roberts, Dan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2019
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Summary:One of the major tasks library patrons are faced with is searching for a good book to read, particularly when they have no specific book in mind. As such, people faced with this task search in places such as online catalogs, looking at existing book reviews and descriptions, and they also ask librarians and other readers’ advisors for assistance in finding book recommendations. This paper attempts to review the research on how people conduct searches for pleasure reading, as well as research for online catalog design in order to inform the search process, leading to recommendations for future work in catalog design and readers’ advisory driven by the application of human factors principles in the search process.
ISSN:2169-5067
1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI:10.1177/1071181319631468