Web search [electronic resource] : multidisciplinary perspectives / Amanda Spink, Michael Zimmer, editors.
Web search engines have emerged as one of the dominant technologies of modern life, leaving few aspects of our everyday activities untouched. Search engines are not just indispensable tools for finding and accessing information online, but have become a defining component of the human condition and...
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| Other Authors: | , |
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin :
Springer,
©2008.
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| Series: | Information science and knowledge management.
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| Summary: | Web search engines have emerged as one of the dominant technologies of modern life, leaving few aspects of our everyday activities untouched. Search engines are not just indispensable tools for finding and accessing information online, but have become a defining component of the human condition and can be conceptualized as a complex behavior embedded within an individual's everyday social, cultural, political, and information-seeking activities. This book investigates Web search from the non-technical perspective, bringing together chapters that represent a range of multidisciplinary theories. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 351 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540758297 3540758291 |
| ISSN: | 1568-1300. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |