Analyzing the influence of Language Proficiency on Interactive Book Search Behavior

Toine Bogers, Maria Gäde, Mark M Hall, Mette Skov

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Abstract

English content still dominates in many online domains and information systems, despite native English speakers being a minority of its users. However, we know little about how language proficiency influences search behavior in these systems. In this paper, we describe preliminary results from an interactive IR experiment with book search behavior and examine how language skills affect this behavior. A total of 97 users from 21 different countries participated in this experiment, resulting in a rich data set including usage data as well as questionnaire feedback. Although participants reported feeling language constraints, a preliminary analysis of native and non-native English speakers indicate little to no meaningful differences in their search behavior.
Original languageEnglish
JournalProceedings of Iconference 2016
Early online date8 Mar 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Mar 2016

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