An empirical analysis of user behaviour on multilingual information retrieval

• Published in: Electronic library Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 410 - 426
• Main Authors: Si, Li, Pan, Qiuyu, Zhuang, Xiaozhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Emerald Publishing Limited 01.01.2017; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Cross-language information retrieval; Data points; Empirical analysis; Information retrieval; Internet searching; Language Proficiency; Language Skills; Logic; Recording; Research Methodology; Searching; Symbols; User behavior; Websites; Information retrieval; Information seeking behaviours; Multilingual information access; User studies; Think-aloud protocols

Purpose This paper aims to understand user information behaviours when they perform multilingual information retrieval. It also offers reference for the development of multilingual information retrieval systems and relevant service platforms. Design/methodology/approach The authors designed an exper...