Transaction Log Analysis of User Actions in a Faceted Library Catalog Interface (original) (raw)

Abstract

In this paper, we report preliminary findings from an analysis of searcher actions in a faceted library catalog. In this comparative laboratory study (N=18) searchers were asked to conduct exploratory searches. For the control group facet use accounted for approximately 14% of logged actions. For participants who were shown a 60 second video about how to use facets, facet use accounted for approximately 21% of actions. We also observed differences in sequences of actions that participants undertook during their searches that suggest that searchers who watched the facet training video used facets at key points in their search process such as just after issuing a search and just before adding an item to their "book bag".

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