Estimating the effectiveness of a search strategy
The client's requirements should have been clearly specified during the reference interview. The first stage in evaluation is to revisit that initial interview and consider if you did indeed fully explore with the client all the aspects of the query.
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Think of any complex information searches which you have recently carried out. Look back to your initial reference interviews with the clients. Could these have been improved in any way? Note down what you could do better next time. |
Next you must review the results of the search against the client's requirements and consider the success of the search in these terms.
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Before proceeding, outline the criteria which you would use to judge whether your search strategy has been successful. |
Now let's have a look at Criteria for success ...
