A visual UML-based conceptual model of information-seeking by computer science researchers

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Highlights：

• A model of the information-seeking process of computer scientists is proposed.

• The model derives from two qualitative studies with computer scientists.

• The model is described textually and is visually illustrated using UML.

• The model contains the main concepts and relationships intervening in the process.

摘要

•A model of the information-seeking process of computer scientists is proposed.•The model derives from two qualitative studies with computer scientists.•The model is described textually and is visually illustrated using UML.•The model contains the main concepts and relationships intervening in the process.

论文关键词：Information-seeking process,Visual conceptual model,Information retrieval,Human-computer interaction,Qualitative study analysis,UML

论文评审过程：Received 8 October 2015, Revised 5 October 2016, Accepted 30 October 2016, Available online 16 November 2016, Version of Record 22 April 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2016.10.005