TY - JOUR
T1 - Classifying web genres in context
T2 - A case study documenting the web genres used by a software engineer
AU - Montesi, Michela
AU - Navarrete, Trilce
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - This case study analyzes the Internet-based resources that a software engineer uses in his daily work. Methodologically, we studied the web browser history of the participant, classifying all the web pages he had seen over a period of 12 days into web genres. We interviewed him before and after the analysis of the web browser history. In the first interview, he spoke about his general information behavior; in the second, he commented on each web genre, explaining why and how he used them. As a result, three approaches allow us to describe the set of 23 web genres obtained: (a) the purposes they serve for the participant; (b) the role they play in the various work and search phases; (c) and the way they are used in combination with each other. Further observations concern the way the participant assesses quality of web-based resources, and his information behavior as a software engineer.
AB - This case study analyzes the Internet-based resources that a software engineer uses in his daily work. Methodologically, we studied the web browser history of the participant, classifying all the web pages he had seen over a period of 12 days into web genres. We interviewed him before and after the analysis of the web browser history. In the first interview, he spoke about his general information behavior; in the second, he commented on each web genre, explaining why and how he used them. As a result, three approaches allow us to describe the set of 23 web genres obtained: (a) the purposes they serve for the participant; (b) the role they play in the various work and search phases; (c) and the way they are used in combination with each other. Further observations concern the way the participant assesses quality of web-based resources, and his information behavior as a software engineer.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ipm.2008.02.001
DO - 10.1016/j.ipm.2008.02.001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:44449119820
SN - 0306-4573
VL - 44
SP - 1410
EP - 1430
JO - Information Processing and Management
JF - Information Processing and Management
IS - 4
ER -