User Navigation Patterns

Title: User Navigation Patterns

Research Question: How can we create adaptive, user-centric digital libraries by analyzing user navigation patterns?

Methodology: The researchers used a methodology called "buckets," which are smart digital objects that individually manage a dynamic list of links to other buckets. They performed an experiment with 150 complex data objects, referred to as buckets, to demonstrate that these buckets were capable of dynamically adjusting their links to other buckets according to user link selections.

Results: The researchers found that the buckets were able to generate meaningful networks of bucket relations based on user link selections. This indicates that such adaptive networks of linked buckets approximate the collective link preferences of a community of users.

Implications: This research suggests that adaptive, user-centric digital libraries can be created by analyzing user navigation patterns. This has implications for the design and implementation of digital libraries, as it provides a new approach to personalizing user experiences and improving the relevance of information retrieval.

Link to Article: https://arxiv.org/abs/0401029v1 Authors: arXiv ID: 0401029v1