Table 1 The system saves time and improves online search efficiency (n = 35)
From: Personalized online information search and visualization
| Questions | Criteria | Scale | Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| The system | |||
| useful | 1 for not at all and 9 very useful | 7.5 ± 1.4 | |
| easy to use | 1 for very difficult to 9 very easy | 6.6 ± 2.3 | |
| will use it regularly | 1 for not and 9 certainly will | 6.5 ± 2.2 | |
| recommend using it | 1 for not and 9 highly | 7.5 ± 2.0 | |
| Efficiency | |||
| time prior to using it | 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, ...4.0 hrs/wk | 2.2 ± 1.3 | |
| time after using it | 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, ...4.0 hrs/wk | 1.0 ± 1.2* | |
| Relevancy | |||
| relevant articles | 10, 20, ..., 90% | 69.3 ± 19.4 | |
| new among the relevant | 10, 20, ..., 90% | 33.6 ± 15.7 | |
| Users | |||
| know MeSH before | 1 for not at all and 9 for expert | 3.2 ± 2.0 | |
| new to computer | 1 for new and 9 for expert. | 6.3 ± 2.4 | |
| reasons to try it | |||
| too busy to search | 74% | ||
| too time consuming | 43% | ||
| too many irrelevant reports | 17% | ||
| frustrated when searching | 11% |