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Now that digital information can be accessed anywhere, there has been a resurgence of interest in information encountering (IE) and the opportunistic discovery of information (ODI). However, no studies have attempted to distinguish between the task‐oriented contexts associated with IE and the more diffuse and varied situations in which ODI occurs. The authors conducted a survey (n=48) of undergraduate...
Due to the wide variety of web‐based reading environments, it is important to study reading environment effects on the skimming comprehension of information foragers. New readability applications have been developed to reduce visual clutter on web pages and enhance elements of text. This pilot study explored the effects of one of these new readability applications on skimming comprehension in a low‐clutter...
This poster discusses the findings of two focus groups that explored the benefits of an innovative readability application (Safari Reader). This emerging technology allows for the removal of advertising and other peripherals from around the body of the online text, thus presenting online articles in a more readable format. The focus group discussions were centered on exploratory research questions...