Smith, J. orcid.org/0000-0001-5329-0417, Hall, M.M., Goodale, P. et al. (2 more authors) (2014) PATHS in context: User characteristics and the construction of cultural heritage narratives. In: iConference 2014, 05-07 Mar 2014, Berlin.
Abstract
There is ample evidence of the influence of individual differences on information-seeking behaviours. Trailways and paths are increasingly important objects to support internet navigation. The EU-funded PATHS (Personalised Access to Cultural Heritage Spaces) project is investigating ways of assisting users with exploring a large collection of cultural heritage material taken from Europeana, the European aggregator for museums, archives, libraries, and galleries. A prototype system has been developed that includes innovative functionality for exploring the collection based on Google map-style interfaces, data-driven taxonomies, and supporting the manual creation of guided tours or paths along with the use of personalised (and nonpersonalised) recommendations to promote information discovery. After analysing the paths created by participants during an extended user evaluation, this paper discusses the effect of individual differences on path creation and characteristics.
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Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014 Smith et al. Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | digital libraries; individual differences; interactive evaluation |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Engineering (Sheffield) > Department of Computer Science (Sheffield) The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number EU/FP7 270082 |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2014 14:56 |
Last Modified: | 19 Dec 2022 13:26 |
Published Version: | https://www.ideals.illinois.edu/handle/2142/47368 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78348 |