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Scholarly Information Seeking Behaviour in the British Museum Online Collection
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online collections
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information seeking
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user studies
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usability
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scholarly searching
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search strategies
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search Abstract:
The vast amounts of digital museum resources available to support scholarship are changing the ways researchers work, offering convenient quick access to a wide selection of cultural heritage content. However, finding information in museums, as well as libraries and archives, is not an easy task. Collections database information systems can be overwhelming and daunting to many users.
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Paper - in formal session
Site:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/search_the_collection_database.aspx