id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 1930 Ward, David; Hahn, Jim; Feist, Kirsten Autocomplete as Research Tool: A Study on Providing Search Suggestions 2012-12-12 14 .pdf application/pdf 5735 414 57 Autocompletion, a searching feature that offers suggestions for search terms as a user types text in This study investigates student use of an autocompletion implementation on the initial search authors analyzed how and when students use autocompletion as part of typical library research, On the usability end, White and Marchionini12 assess best practices for implementation of searchterm-suggestion systems and users' perceptions of the quality of suggestions and search results the study was that the autocomplete feature would be used as an aid for spelling search queries include using autocomplete to correct spelling on known-item searches (specific titles, authors, Some students did indicate the similarity of search results to Google suggestions, but The above quotes indicate the use of autocomplete as a tool for query formulation and searchterm identification, a function closely related to the Association of College and Research Libraries autocomplete suggestions varied between the types of searches studied. Our autocomplete use findings draw attention to user needs and library support across search ./cache/1930.pdf ./txt/1930.txt