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Collaborative Information Retrieval in an information-intensive domain

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Kalervo JärvelinAuthors Info & Claims

Information Processing and Management: an International Journal, Volume 41, Issue 5

Pages 1101 - 1119

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2004.04.016

Published: 01 September 2005 Publication History

Abstract

In this article we investigate the expressions of collaborative activities within information seeking and retrieval processes (IS&R). Generally, information seeking and retrieval is regarded as an individual and isolated process in IR research. We assume that an IS&R situation is not merely an individual effort, but inherently involves various collaborative activities. We present empirical results from a real-life and information-intensive setting within the patent domain, showing that the patent task performance process involves highly collaborative aspects throughout the stages of the information seeking and retrieval process. Furthermore, we show that these activities may be categorised and related to different stages in an information seeking and retrieval process. Therefore, the assumption that information retrieval performance is purely individual needs to be reconsidered. Finally, we also propose a refined IR framework involving collaborative aspects.

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