In this paper, we define and present a comprehensive classification of user intent for Web searching. The classification consists of three hierarchical levels of informational, na...
Bernard J. Jansen, Danielle L. Booth, Amanda Spink
Determining the user intent of Web searches is a difficult problem due to the sparse data available concerning the searcher. In this paper, we examine a method to determine the us...
Bernard J. Jansen, Danielle L. Booth, Amanda Spink
Purpose – Web search engines are frequently used by people to locate information on the Internet. However, not all queries have an informational goal. Instead of information, so...
Ashish Kathuria, Bernard J. Jansen, Carolyn Hafern...
This study investigated a relatively unexamined query type, queries composed of URLs. The extent, variation and user click-through behavior was examined to determine the intent be...
Understanding goals and preferences behind a user's online activities can greatly help information providers, such as search engine and E-Commerce web sites, to personalize c...
Honghua (Kathy) Dai, Lingzhi Zhao, Zaiqing Nie, Ji...