Desirable search features of web-based scholarly e-book systems

نویسنده

  • Shiao-Feng Su
چکیده

Purpose – To examine what search capabilities are desirable in web-based scholarly e-book systems. Design/methodology/approach – To present the author’s opinion and interpretation about what search capabilities are desirable in web-based scholarly e-book systems through investigating studies of information seeking behavior and exploring current multimedia and hypertext techniques. Findings – The findings are several desirable browsing and known-item search features of web-based scholarly e-book systems. Originality/value – The author’s suggestion on the implementation of a dedicated, user-oriented and user-friendly interface, which includes the search features recommended in this paper to unleash the power of multimedia and hyperlinks.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Electronic Library

دوره 23  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2005