Understanding the effects of task and topical knowledge in the evaluation of websites as information patch

• Main Authors: Lee, Helena, Pang, Natalie
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Social sciences::Communication; Task Type; Information Credibility
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/142551
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of task and user’s topic familiarity in the evaluation of information patch (websites). Design/methodology/approach: An experimental study was conducted in a computer laboratory to examine users’ information seeking and foraging behaviour. In...