search results are the new black: internet librarian 2015
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SEARCH RESULTS
Internet Librarian 2015
Deirdre Costello Sr. UX Researcher
EBSCO Information Services @deirdre_lyon
Are The New Black
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The Projects
Secondary Research Literature review of student, doctor & public library patron habits
Video Diary Study High school students self-‐repor;ng their research habits and preferences
Contextual Inquiry One-‐on-‐one sessions students, doctors and public library patrons discussing their research habits
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The Samples
Public Focus: engaging with the library
online
Medical, Academic and Public Library Users. Academic Focus: Research
workflow
Medical Focus: Searching at point-‐of-‐care (similar to grad
students)
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Goals & Emotional States AUDIENCE
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• Find an overview • Narrow down their topic
• Find citable sources Students search to:
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How Students Feel
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• Confirm what they already know
• Find a treatment direcIon
• To find trustworthy sources
Doctors search to:
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• Pressed for Ime • Confident in their
own knowledge • Seeking reassurance
How Doctors Feel
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• Find a specific book • Research a big-‐;cket purchase
• Support their work
Public Library Patrons search to:
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• Relaxed • Focused • A sense of
community & ownership
How Public Library Patrons Feel
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When searching?
What influences users’
BEHAVIORS
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CompeIng prioriIes
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“eye byte culture”
-‐ Dr. Maryanne Wolf, TuWs University
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“skimming and scanning”
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With Google?
How are users
INTERACTING
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Top, relevant results first.
I trust it
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Snippets make it clear why users see specific results.
I get it Top, relevant results first.
I trust it
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Snippets make it clear why users see specific results.
I get it Top, relevant results first.
I trust it URL is a proxy for credibility.
I’m the judge
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Students: Scanning for Search Terms
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& Learning
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Doctors: Looking for Trusted Sources
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& ValidaIng Known InformaIon
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Public Library Patrons: Judging by URL
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& Seeing What Others Are Asking
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resources?
So what does this mean for
LIBRARY
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Students: Start with search
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Students: Search terms in the Itle
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Secondary “buzzwords” form a “constellaIon”
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Snippets are a struggle to interpret
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Source info doesn’t provide clues
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Doctors: Navigate to known resources
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Doctors: Scan for known quanIIes
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• Don’t associate library with online access
• Are frustrated by logging in
Doctors
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Public Library Patrons: Known-‐item searches
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• Library = Books • Less incen;ve to persevere
Public Library Patrons
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Of A Researcher
The
EVOLUTION
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Motivation: The Turning Point
External Internal
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Takeaways
Google is hugely influential.
The way users read online is changing.
Search results have evolved from a portal to a destination.
Users are “porting” habits they form on the open web …
… But the experience isn’t as seamless as they expect.