WebDiP: a tool for information search experiments on the World-Wide Web.
We describe WebDiP (Web Decision Processes)--an open-source, online tool-which enables a researcher to track participants while they search for information in a database, available through the Internet. After various instructions on setup and configuration are given, a detailed view of WebDiP explains the system's technical features. Furthermore, other open-source tools are mentioned that helped in programming WebDiP, running it, or analyzing data gathered with it. We present new approaches of how open-source thinking can be incorporated into a research process and discuss future perspectives of WebDiP.
Schulte-Mecklenbeck
Michael
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Columbia University, Business School, 3022 Broadway, Uris Hall 5M, New York, NY 10027, USA. research@schulte-mecklenbeck.com
Neun
Moritz
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D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012984:Software