1. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Web information search strategies - a model for classifying Web interaction ? Nils Pharo Oslo College, Faculty of Journalism, Library and Information Science Pilestredet 52, N-0167 Oslo, Norway E-mail: Nils.Pharo@jbi.hioslo.no

2. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Patterns in information behaviour n previous work has identified patterns in users’ search behaviour n World Wide Web is a complex information system n ISS - information seeking strategies (Belkin et al.)  Web ISS (WISS)

3. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Research objectives n focus on the user (client) side of the interaction n cross-site use n identify how web is used for professional purposes

4. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Data n 9 web sessions by LIS students n pre- and post-session interviews n video and audio recording of users n loud talking n search session consisting of search tasks

5. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Model for classification of WISS n Web Information Search Strategies n 3 identifiable, and describable dimensions: n method; goal; resource

6. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Method of interaction n scanning n searching n linking

7. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Goal of interaction n selecting n finding (learning) n (illustrating)

8. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Resource for interaction n document n surrogate

9. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 Model

10. May 26 1999Nils Pharo - Web information search strategies - CoLIS3 An example User searching for information on “Index translationum” 4-4-12-8-12-1-9-1-9-9-11-11