The paper deals with conditional responses of the form “Not if c/Yes if c” in reply to a question “?q” in the context of information-seeking dialogues. A conditional response is triggered if the obtainability of q depends on whether c holds: The response indicates a possible need to find alternative solutions, opening a negotiation in the dialogue. The paper discusses the conditions under which...

this study aims to introduce the information seeking anxiety construct as a phenomenon among postgraduate students. it also presents the information seeking anxiety scale (isas) as a valid and reliable instrument. further, the current study investigates the prevalence of information seeking anxiety among postgraduate students at a research-intensive university in kuala lumpur, malaysia. results...

TRACKING USER GOALS IN AN INFOEMATION-SEEKING ENVIRONMENT

While surprisingly little has been written about context at a meaningful level, context is central to most theoretical approaches to information seeking. In this essay I explore in more detail three senses of context. First, I look at context as equivalent to the situation in which a process is immersed. Second, I discuss contingency approaches that detail active ingredients of the situation th...

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