| Titel: |
What Makes a Good Online Dictionary? – Empirical Insights from an Interdisciplinary Research Project |
| Personen: | Müller-Spitzer, Carolin/Koplenig, Alexander/Töpel, Antje |
| Jahr: |
2011 |
| Typ: |
Aufsatz |
| Verlag: |
Trojina, Institute for Applied Slovene Studies/ Lexical Computing Ltd. |
| Ortsangabe: |
Ljubljana/ Brighton |
| In: |
Kosem, Iztok/Kosem, Karmen (Hgg.): Electronic lexicography in the 21st Century: New Applications for New Users. Proceedings of eLex2011, Bled, Slowenien, 10 - 12 November 2011 |
| Seiten: |
203-208 |
| Schlagwörter: |
Benutzungsforschung*usage research
Internet-Lexikografie/Online-Lexikografie*internet lexicography/online lexicography
|
| URI: |
http://elex2011.trojina.si/Vsebine/proceedings.html |
| Zuletzt besucht: |
10.09.2018 |
| Abstract: |
This paper presents empirical findings from two online surveys on the use of online dictionaries, in which more than 1,000 participants took part. The aim of these studies was to clarify general questions of online dictionary use (e.g. which electronic devices are used for online dictionaries or different types of usage situations) and to identify different demands regarding the use of online dictionaries. We will present some important results of this ongoing research project by focusing on the latter. Our analyses show that neither knowledge of the participants' (scientific or academic) background, nor the language version of the online survey (German vs. English) allow any significant conclusions to be drawn about the participant's individual user demands. Subgroup analyses only reveal noteworthy differences when the groups are clustered statistically. Taken together, our findings shed light on the general lexicographical request both for the development of a user-adaptive interface and the incorporation of multimedia elements to make online dictionaries more user-friendly and innovative. |