학술논문
A comparison of information retrieval from print and CD-ROM versions of an encyclopedia by elementary school students.
Document Type
Article
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Subject
*Encyclopedias & dictionaries
Elementary schools
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ISSN
0306-4573
Abstract
Described is an experiment using 48 sixth-grade students to compare retrieval techniques using the print and CD-ROM versions of Compton's Encyclopedia. Four queries of different complexity (measured by the number of terms present) were searched by the students after a short training session. The searches were timed and the retrieval steps and search terms were noted. The searches were no faster on the CD-ROM than the print version, but in both cases time was related directly to the number of terms involved. The students handled the CD-ROM interface well, along with its several retrieval paths. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]