Understanding the intent behind mobile information needs
Published 8 February 2009Open access
Karen Church, Barry Smyth
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A four-week diary study of mobile information needs is carried out, looking in particular at the goal/intent behindMobile information needs, the topics users are interested in and the impact of mobile contexts such as location and time on user needs.
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IUI 2009: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Intelligent user interfaces Sanibel Island, Florida, February 8-11 2009
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