Powers of 10: Modeling Complex Information-Seeking Systems at Multiple Scales
ComputerPublished 1 March 2009
Peter Pirolli
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New models of information-seeking support systems offer two advantages: they move from prescientific conceptual frameworks about information seeking to more rigorous scientific theories and predictive models while, at the same time, expanding the kinds of things the authors study and develop.
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New models of information-seeking support systems offer two advantages: They move us from prescientific conceptual frameworks about information seeking to more rigorous scientific theories and predictive models while, at the same time, expanding the kinds of things we study and develop.
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