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On the Web at home: Information seeking and Web searching in the home environment

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As more people gain at‐home access to the Internet, information seeking on the Web has become embedded in everyday life. The objective of this study was to characterize the home as an information use environment and to identify a range of information seeking and Web‐search behaviors at home. Twelve Northern California residents were recruited, and the data were collected through semi‐structured at‐home interviews based on a self‐reported Search Activities Diary that subjects kept over a 3–5 day period. The data were analyzed on four levels: home environment, information seeking goals, information retrieval interaction, and search query. Findings indicated that the home, indeed, provided a distinct information use environment beyond physical setting alone in which the subjects used the Web for diverse purposes and interests. Based on the findings, the relationships among home environment, Web context, and interaction situation were identified with respect to user goals and information‐seeking behaviors.

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  • Soo Young Rieh, 2004. "On the Web at home: Information seeking and Web searching in the home environment," Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 55(8), pages 743-753, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jamist:v:55:y:2004:i:8:p:743-753
    DOI: 10.1002/asi.20018
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    1. Roderick Graham & Danielle Taana Smith, 2011. "Internet as Digital Practice: Examining Differences in African American Internet Usage," Future Internet, MDPI, vol. 3(3), pages 1-19, July.
    2. Pal, Abhipsa & Herath, Tejaswini & De', Rahul & Raghav Rao, H., 2021. "Why do people use mobile payment technologies and why would they continue? An examination and implications from India," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 50(6).

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