Desirable search features of web‐based scholarly e‐book systems
Abstract
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.
Keywords
Citation
Su, S. (2005), "Desirable search features of web‐based scholarly e‐book systems", The Electronic Library, Vol. 23 No. 1, pp. 64-71. https://doi.org/10.1108/02640470510582745
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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