Supporting user tasks and context: challenges for Semantic Web research

Heath, Thomas; Dzbor, Martin and Motta, Enrico (2005). Supporting user tasks and context: challenges for Semantic Web research. In: UserSWeb: Workshop on End User Aspects of the Semantic Web, 29 May - 1 Jun 2005, Heraklion, Greece.

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Abstract

Whilst the tasks users perform online are often complex and wide-ranging, the tools currently available may not adequately support them. Attempts to classify user behaviors online have tended to focus on the medium of the web, where searching and browsing are seen as the primary modes of interaction. This paper introduces a comprehensive user-oriented classification of online tasks that emphasizes the user’s goals without assuming the use of particular internet tools or technologies. Taking greater account of a user’s context is also discussed as an essential component in better supporting performance of tasks online. Finally we consider how Semantic Web technologies can support the development of task-focused context-aware tools.

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• Item ORO ID
• 23669
• Item Type
• Conference or Workshop Item
• ISSN
• 1613-0073
• Extra Information
• UserSWeb 2005
  
  Proceedings of UserSWeb: Workshop on End User Aspects of the Semantic Web
  Heraklion, Crete, May 29, 2005
  Edited by Martin Dzbor, Hideaki Takeda, Maria Vargas-Vera
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• Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Knowledge Media Institute (KMi)
  Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
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• Centre for Research in Computing (CRC)
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• Kay Dave