Desirable search features of web-based scholarly e-book systems

摘要

Purpose - To examine what search capabilities are desirable in web-based scholarly e-book systems. Design/methodology/approach - To present the author's opinion and interpretation about what search capabilities are desirable in web-based scholarly e-book systems through investigating studies of information seeking behavior and exploring current multimedia and hypertext techniques. Findings - The findings are several desirable browsing and known-item search features of web-based scholarly e-book systems. Originality/value - The author's suggestion on the implementation of a dedicated, user-oriented and user-friendly interface, which includes the search features recommended in this paper to unleash the power of multimedia and hyperlinks.