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Read MoreEmotions as motivators for information seeking: A conceptual analysis
This conceptual analysis of how emotions and feelings are characterized as motivators for information seeking draws on the appraisal theories suggesting that emotions motivate individuals by triggering action readiness to approach or avoid sources of information. The findings indicate that emotions and feelings motivate in five major ways: they start, expand, limit, or terminate the information-seeking process, or they lead to information avoidance. Information scientists have mainly characterized the motivational aspects of negatively colored emotions such as anxiety and fear while the role of positive emotions such as joy has remained secondary.
Read MoreAnalyzing the emotional outcomes of the online search behavior with search engines
The affective component has been acknowledged as critical to understand information search behavior and user–computer interactions. There is a lack of studies that analyze the emotions that the user feels when searching for information about products with search engines. The present study analyzes the emotional outcomes of the online search process, taking into account the user’s:
(a) perceptions of success and effort exerted on the search process,
(b) initial affective state,and
(c) emotions felt during the search process.
Read More36th European Conference on Information Retrieval
The annual European Conference on Information Retrieval is the main European forum for the presentation of new research results in the field of Information Retrieval. ECIR encourages the submission of high quality research papers on a variety of topics reporting original, previously unpublished results.
Read MorePupil dilation signals decision outcome
New research shows that the degree of dilation betrays decision-makers' attitude towards an upcoming choice. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by cognitive neuroscientists at the University of Amsterdam.
Read MoreDetecting Unidentified Changes
Research conducted at the University of Melbourne investigated whether detecting a change in a visual stimulus could occur in the absence of identification or localisation. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE, found that people could reliably sense when a change had occurred, even when they could not see exactly what had changed.
Read More2nd International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction
The second International Workshop on Symbiotic Interaction (SI) took place yesterday 12th of December 2013 in London, hosted by i2 media research at Goldsmiths, University of London.
The workshop's aim, following on the first one last year, was to promote the exchange of scientific experiences in designing symbiotic systems, studying the way in which they affect human behavior and defining the principles for a functional interdependence of humans and machines, making the user an essential, integrated part of the system.
Read MoreInformation Interaction in Context (IIiX) conference
The Information Interaction in Context (IIiX) conference explores the relationships between and within the contexts that affect information retrieval and information seeking, how these contexts influence information behaviours, and how knowledge of information contexts and behaviours improves the design of interactive information systems.
The overarching theme for this year’s IIiX is building bridges – between the main themes of the conference, which are often treated in isolation and between researchers from different communities. The intention of IIiX is to foster an integrated approach to information access by bringing together members of the research communities in information seeking behaviour, user interface design, interactive information retrieval and system design.
Deadlines:
- Full Papers: April 23, 2014
- Short Papers: May 7, 2014
