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Insight into mental models of novice Internet searchers

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Task knowledge structures can be adapted to determine the cognitive abilities of Net newbies and help create support systems to help shape their search experiences.

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                  cover image Communications of the ACM
                  Communications of the ACM  Volume 46, Issue 7
                  A game experience in every application
                  July 2003
                  129 pages
                  ISSN:0001-0782
                  EISSN:1557-7317
                  DOI:10.1145/792704
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