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An Exploration of Users’ Needs for Multilingual Information Retrieval and Access

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The need for promoting Multilingual Information Retrieval (MLIR) and Access (MLIA) has become evident, now more than ever, given the increase of the online information produced daily in languages other than English. This study aims to explore users’ information needs when searching for information across languages. Specifically, the method of questionnaire was employed to shed light on the Library and Information Science (LIS) undergraduate students’ use of search engines, databases, digital libraries when searching as well as their needs for multilingual access. This study contributes in informing the design of MLIR systems by focusing on the reasons and situations under which users would search and use information in multiple languages.

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  1. Department of Library Science and Information Systems, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Egaleo, Athens, Greece

    Evgenia Vassilakaki

  2. Department of Library Science and Information Systems, Alexander Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Sindos, Thessaloniki, Greece

    Emmanouel Garoufallou

  3. Department Languages, Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Frances Johnson & R. J. Hartley

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    Emmanouel Garoufallou

  2. Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Richard J. Hartley

  3. Ionian University, Corfu, Greece

    Panorea Gaitanou

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Vassilakaki, E., Garoufallou, E., Johnson, F., Hartley, R.J. (2015). An Exploration of Users’ Needs for Multilingual Information Retrieval and Access. In: Garoufallou, E., Hartley, R., Gaitanou, P. (eds) Metadata and Semantics Research. MTSR 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 544. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24129-6_22

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