Búsqueda dinámica y exploratoria: el browsingen los catálogos en línea

RESEARCH ON INFORMATION RETRIEVAL BEHAVIOUR HAS SHOWN THAT IT IS A DYNAMIC AND ITERATIVE PROCESS WHICH IS ALSO AFFECTED BY FACTORS OF A SUBJECTIVE AND AFFECTIVE NATURE. RECOGNITION OF THESE FACTORS HAS BROUGHT ABOUT A NEW THEORETICAL MODEL OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL AND, AS A RESULT, NUMEROUS SYSTEMS HAVE APPEARED INTENDING TO ENCOURAGE USER INTERACTION. IN THIS CONTEXT, TO BE ABLE TO PRODUCE SEARCHING TOOLS ALLOWING OPEN AND EXPLORATORY BROWSING OF DATABASES BECOMES AN ESSENTIAL PREREQUISITE IN ANY ONLINE CATALOGUE. TAKING ALL THIS INTO ACCOUNT, BROWSING IS EXAMINED AS BEHAVIOUR AND ITS CONCEPT AND NATURE, ADVANTAGES, MODALITIES AND MOST APPROPIATE WAYS OF ORGANISING INFORMATION ARE CONSIDERED.