SP500215 Combining Evidence for Information Retrieval chapter N. Belkin P. Kantor C. Cool R. Quatrain National Institute of Standards and Technology D. K. Harman APPENDIX: SEARCHER RESPONSE SHEET QUERY FORMULATION TOPIC NUMBER:_________ PACKET NUMBER:______ Please formulate a search query for one of the five topics you have been sent, in the space below. Don't forget to indicate the topic number in the space above. Please read the entire topic description before you begin your query forumlation. (Use the back of this sheet, if there isn't enough room below) Please answer the following questions, as they relate to this specific query formulation. 1. About how many minutes did it take (including reading the topic description)? ___________ minutes 2. Is this topic related to things you normally search on (please circle one number)? 1 -------------2-------3-------------4---------5 Not at all Somewhat Very much 3. How easy was it to formulate this query? 1--------------2-------3-------------4---------5 Not easy Somewhat Very easy 4. Do you feel you had enough information to construct an effective query? 1--------------2-------3-------------4---------5 Too little Adequate Plenty 5. About how many years have you been doing online searching? years. 44