Analysis of search behaviour in the NTU OPAC.

• Main Author: Lau, Eng Pwey.
• Other Authors: Goh, Dion Hoe Lian
• Format: Theses and Dissertations
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Library and information science::Libraries::Information retrieval and analysis
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1882
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This dissertation analyses the transaction logs of the NTU OPAC system to uncover interesting usage patterns of its users. The results indicate that a high proportion of NTU OPAC users are “Novices” who apply longer query lengths, limited use of Boolean operators and perform more consecutive queries...