Transaction Logs and Search Patterns on a Children's Portal / Journaux de transaction et modes de recherche sur un portail web destiné aux enfants

Les journaux de transactions d'un portail web destiné aux enfants ont été analysés dans le but de dégager les modes de recherche lorsque les utilisateurs du système disposent de quatre choix de recherche. Les résultats montrent que la taxinomie des sujets et les options de recherche alphabétique comptent pour 83 pour cent de toutes les recherches, ce qui indique une préférence des utilisateurs pour la navigation plutôt que la recherche par mots-clés. Les implications pour la conception de portails pour enfants sont discutées.Transaction logs for a children's portal are analyzed to investigate search patterns when the system users are presented with four search options. The results show that the subject taxonomy and alphabetic search options account for 83 per cent of all searches, indicating users' preference for browsing rather than keyword searching. The implications for designing children's portals are discussed.

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