Year: 2007

A “precedent” search is a search for a model document. Generally, the key to finding a good precedent is knowing the context in which a …

A “research” search is when the user is looking for documents on a topic. The user may not know if any documents on the topic …

A “recall” search is when the user knows the document exists and has some specific information about the document that the user can distinguish it …

A “fetch” search is when the user has a document ID (with a Document Management System) or a file name (with a file server system). …

In reviewing user behavior, I have identified four different types of searches for documents: Fetch Recall Research Precedent Separate posts will follow with more information …