Opportunities for Remote Collaboration in a Social Web Search Model That Integrates Parents and Children

Sandra Regina Rocha Silva¹, Geraldo Bonorino Xexéo¹, Moacir Florentino da Silva Jr.²

¹Alberto Luiz Coimbra Institute for Graduate Studies and Research in Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
²Instituto Federal de Ciência e Tecnologia do Maranhao (IFMA), Maranhao, Brazil.

DOI: 10.4236/sn.2014.32016                

Abstract

Traditionally, search engines are designed to support a single user working alone. However, the construction of knowledge is enriched when one adds collaboration to search tasks. We identified opportunities for remote collaboration in a Social Web search model that integrates parents and children guided by 5W + 1H (who, what, where, when, why, how) dimensions. Our social search model aims at improving the search process for children. We found 7 opportunities for remote collaboration on the search process, based on implicit-explicit interactions.

Keywords

Social Search; Collaborative Information Retrieval; Collaborative Information Seeking; Opportunities for Collaboration; Child

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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