User behavior during the book selection process

Nina Wacholder; Lu Liu; Ying-Hsang Liu

doi:10.1002/meet.14504301173

User behavior during the book selection process

Nina Wacholder, Lu Liu, Ying-Hsang Liu

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We study user behavior during the stage of the book selection process when people study the content of a book to decide whether it will be useful for their intended purpose. 24 undergraduates participated in a balanced study in which they were given a topic-book pair and asked to decide whether the book was useful for the topic; half of the book-topic pairs were presented to participants in print and half electronically. We report on the impact of the medium on the book selection process and the outcome. This research contributes to our understanding of factors that influence the book selection process and has implications for the design of electronic books.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	ASIST06
Subtitle of host publication	Information realities: Shaping the digital future for all
Editors	Andrew Grove
Place of Publication	USA
Publisher	Richard B Hill
Pages	1-16
Number of pages	16
Volume	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504301173
Publication status	Published - 2006
Event	American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting - Hilton Austin, Austin, United States Duration: 03 Nov 2006 → 08 Nov 2006 https://www.asist.org/publications/annual-meeting-proceedings/ (Conference proceedings)

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Conference	American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting
Abbreviated title	Information Realities: Shaping the Digital Future for All
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	03/11/06 → 08/11/06
Internet address	https://www.asist.org/publications/annual-meeting-proceedings/ (Conference proceedings)

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Wacholder, N, Liu, L & Liu, Y-H 2006, User behavior during the book selection process. in A Grove (ed.), ASIST06: Information realities: Shaping the digital future for all. vol. 43, Richard B Hill, USA, pp. 1-16, American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIST) Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, United States, 03/11/06. https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.14504301173

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