On the integrated cognitive theory for information retrieval: Drifting outside the cave of the laboratory framework

Peter Ingwersen, Kalervo Järvelin

Abstract

The paper demonstrates how the Laboratory Research Framework fits into the holistic Cognitive Framework for IR. It first discusses the Laboratory Framework with emphasis on its underlying assumptions and known limitations. This is followed by a view of interaction and relevance phenomena associated with IR evaluation and central to the understanding of IR. The ensuing section outlines how interactive IR is viewed from a Cognitive Framework, and ‘light' interactive IR experiments are suggested performed by drawing on the latter framework's contextual possibilities. These include independent variables drawn from a collection, matching principles in a retrieval system, and the searcher's situation and task context. The paper ends with concluding points of summarization of issues encountered.

Original languageEnglish
JournalCuadernos de Relaciones Laborales
Volume18
Pages (from-to)381-402
Number of pages22
ISSN1131-8635
Publication statusPublished - 2008

Keywords

  • Integrated Cognitive Framework for IR
  • Laboratory framework for IR
  • IR interaction
  • IR interaction light
  • Experimental design

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