Nigel Ford

According to our database, Nigel Ford authored at least 72 papers between 1989 and 2023.

Collaborative distances:

• Dijkstra number of five.
• Erdős number of three.

2023

Information seeking amongst informal caregivers of people with dementia: a qualitative study.

Sarah Hargreaves, Laura Sbaffi, Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2023

2018

The relationship between students' subject preferences and their information behaviour.

Andrew D. Madden, Sheila Webber, Nigel Ford, Mary Crowder

J. Documentation, 2018

Towards a new sociological model of fiction reading.

Briony Birdi, Nigel Ford

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2018

2017

Knowledge construction by users: A content analysis framework and a knowledge construction process model for virtual product user communities.

Xuguang Li, Andrew M. Cox, Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2017

2015

How do children reformulate their search queries?

Sophie A. Rutter, Nigel Ford, Paul D. Clough

Inf. Res., 2015

2014

Cognitive styles within an exploratory search system for digital libraries.

Paula Goodale, Paul David Clough, Samuel Fernando, Nigel Ford, Mark Stevenson

J. Documentation, 2014

2013

Information Need: A Theory Connecting Information Search to Knowledge Formation - By Charles Cole.

Nigel Ford

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2013

2012

Metacognition and Web Credibility.

Andrew D. Madden, Nigel Ford, Genevieve Gorrell, Barry Eaglestone, Peter G. Holdridge

Electron. Libr., 2012

User-Centred Design to Support Exploration and Path Creation in Cultural Heritage Collections.

Paula Goodale, Paul D. Clough, Nigel Ford, Mark M. Hall, Mark Stevenson, Samuel Fernando, Nikolaos Aletras, Kate Fernie, Phil Archer, Andrea de Polo

Proceedings of the 2nd European Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval, 2012

2011

Countering method bias in questionnaire-based user studies.

Genevieve Gorrell, Nigel Ford, Andrew D. Madden, Peter G. Holdridge, Barry Eaglestone

J. Documentation, 2011

Searching for Islamic and Qur'anic Information on the Web: A Mixed-Methods Approach.

Rita Wan-Chik, Paul D. Clough, Nigel Ford

Proceedings of the Information Retrieval Technology, 2011

2009

Towards "metacognitively aware" IR systems: an initial user study.

Genevieve Gorrell, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Peter G. Holdridge, Andrew D. Madden

J. Documentation, 2009

Web searching by the "general public": an individual differences perspective.

Nigel Ford, Barry Eaglestone, Andrew D. Madden, Martin Whittle

J. Documentation, 2009

Developing reflective practice in LIS education: The SEA-change model of reflection.

Barbara Anne Sen, Nigel Ford

Educ. Inf., 2009

An Analysis of Interviews with Composers From a Cognitive Styles Perspective.

Jenny Carter, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Peter G. Holdridge

Proceedings of the 2009 International Computer Music Conference, 2009

2008

An integrative model of "information visibility" and "information seeking" on the web.

Yazdan Mansourian, Nigel Ford, Sheila Webber, Andrew D. Madden

Program, 2008

Educational informatics.

Nigel Ford

Annu. Rev. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2008

Web-based learning through educational informatics - information science meets educational computing.

Nigel Ford

Information Science Reference, ISBN: 978-1-59904-741-6, 2008

2007

Search persistence and failure on the web: a "bounded rationality" and "satisficing" analysis.

Yazdan Mansourian, Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2007

Web searchers' attributions of success and failure: an empirical study.

Yazdan Mansourian, Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2007

Information resources used by children at an English secondary school: Perceived and actual levels of usefulness.

Andrew D. Madden, Nigel Ford, David Miller

J. Documentation, 2007

Information systems and creativity: an empirical study.

Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Guy J. Brown, Adrian Moore

J. Documentation, 2007

Data mining of search engine logs.

Martin Whittle, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Valerie J. Gillet, Andrew D. Madden

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2007

Search engines: a first step to finding information: preliminary findings from a study of observed searches.

Andrew D. Madden, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Martin Whittle

Inf. Res., 2007

Are Cognitive Styles an Important factor in the Design of Electroacoustic Music Software?

Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Peter G. Holdridge, Jenny Carter

Proceedings of the 2007 International Computer Music Conference, 2007

Cognitive Styles and Computer-Based Creativity Support Systems: Two Linked Studies of Electro-acoustic Music Composers.

Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Peter G. Holdridge, Jenny Carter, Catherine Upton

Proceedings of the Computer Music Modeling and Retrieval. Sense of Sounds, 2007

2006

Children's use of the internet for information-seeking: What strategies do they use, and what factors affect their performance?

Andrew D. Madden, Nigel J. Ford, David Miller, Philippa Levy

J. Documentation, 2006

The invisible web: an empirical study of "cognitive invisibility".

Nigel Ford, Yazdan Mansourian

J. Documentation, 2006

Query transformations and their role in Web searching by the general public.

Martin Whittle, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Valerie J. Gillet, Andrew D. Madden

Inf. Res., 2006

2005

"Conversational" information systems: Extending educational informatics support for the web-based learner.

Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2005

Web search strategies and human individual differences: A combined analysis.

Nigel Ford, David Miller, Nicola Moss

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2005

Web search strategies and human individual differences: Cognitive and demographic factors, Internet attitudes, and approaches.

Nigel Ford, David Miller, Nicola Moss

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2005

A New Generation Gap? Some Thoughts on the Consequences of Early ICT First Contact.

Andrew D. Madden, Miguel Baptista Nunes, Maggie McPherson, Nigel Ford, David Miller, M. Rico

Int. J. Inf. Commun. Technol. Educ., 2005

Using the Internet in teaching: the views of practitioners (A survey of the views of secondary school teachers in Sheffield, UK).

Andrew D. Madden, Nigel Ford, David Miller, Philippa Levy

Br. J. Educ. Technol., 2005

The Compositional Processes of Electroacoustic Composers: Contrasting Perspectives.

Catherine Upton, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford

Proceedings of the 2005 International Computer Music Conference, 2005

2004

Towards a model of learning for educational informatics.

Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2004

Modeling cognitive processes in information seeking: From Popper to Pask.

Nigel Ford

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2004

Creativity and convergence in information science research: The roles of objectivity and subjectivity, constraint, and control.

Nigel Ford

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2004

2003

Educational Informatics: An Emerging Research Agenda.

Philippa Levy, Nigel Ford, Jonathan Foster, Andrew D. Madden, David Miller, Miguel Baptista Nunes, Maggie McPherson, Sheila Webber

J. Inf. Sci., 2003

Serendipity and information seeking: an empirical study.

Allen Foster, Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2003

Web search strategies and approaches to studying.

Nigel Ford, David Miller, Nicola Moss

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2003

Review of: Fensel, Dieter, Hendler, James A., Lieberman, Henry and Wahlster, Wolfgang. Spinning the Semantic Web: bringing the World Wide Web to its full potential. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003. xxiii, 479 p. ISBN 0-262-06232-1.

Nigel Ford

Inf. Res., 2003

2002

Web search strategies and retrieval effectiveness: an empirical study.

Nigel Ford, David Miller, Nicola Moss

J. Documentation, 2002

Information seeking and mediated searching: Part 2. Uncertainty and its correlates.

T. D. Wilson, Nigel Ford, David Ellis, Allen Foster, Amanda Spink

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2002

Information seeking and mediated searching study. Part 3. Successive searching.

Amanda Spink, T. D. Wilson, Nigel Ford, Allen Foster, David Ellis

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2002

Information-seeking and mediated searching. Part 1. Theoretical framework and research design.

Amanda Spink, T. D. Wilson, Nigel Ford, Allen Foster, David Ellis

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2002

Information seeking and mediated searching. Part 4. Cognitive styles in information seeking.

Nigel Ford, T. D. Wilson, Allen Foster, David Ellis, Amanda Spink

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2002

Information seeking and mediated searching. Part 5. User-intermediary interaction.

David Ellis, Thomas D. Wilson, Nigel Ford, Allen Foster, H. M. Lam, R. Burton, Amanda Spink

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2002

A Qualitative Analysis of Composers at Work.

Ralf Nuhn, Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Adrian Moore, Guy J. Brown

Proceedings of the 2002 International Computer Music Conference, 2002

2001

The role of individual differences in Internet searching: An empirical study.

Nigel Ford, David Miller, Nicola Moss

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol., 2001

Using students' perceptions of participation in collaborative learning activities in the design of online learning environments.

Georgia Zafeiriou, José Miguel Baptista Nunes, Nigel Ford

Educ. Inf., 2001

Matching/mismatching revisited: an empirical study of learning and teaching styles.

Nigel Ford, Sherry Y. Chen

Br. J. Educ. Technol., 2001

Do Composition Systems Support Creativity? - An evaluation.

Barry Eaglestone, Nigel Ford, Mark Clowes

Proceedings of the 2001 International Computer Music Conference, 2001

2000

Improving the "darkness to light" ratio in user-related information retrieval research.

Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 2000

Cognitive styles and virtual environments.

Nigel Ford

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 2000

Uncertainty in Information Seeking.

T. D. Wilson, David Ellis, Nigel Ford, Allen Foster

Inf. Res., 2000

1999

CD-ROM services in Ethiopia: a survey.

Teklemichael Tefera, Frances Wood, Nigel Ford

J. Inf. Sci., 1999

Another fine MeSH: clinical medicine meets information science.

Alan J. O'Rourke, Andrew Booth, Nigel Ford

J. Inf. Sci., 1999

Information retrieval for evidence-based decision making.

Nigel Ford, Dave Miller, Alan J. O'Rourke, Jane Ralph, Edward Turnock, Andrew Booth

J. Documentation, 1999

Information retrieval and creativity: towards support for the original thinker.

Nigel Ford

J. Documentation, 1999

The Growth of Understanding in Information Science: Towards a Developmental Model.

Nigel Ford

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 1999

1998

In search of the unknown user: indexing, hypertext and the world wide web.

David Ellis, Nigel Ford, Jonathan Furner

J. Documentation, 1998

Modeling Users' Successive Searches in Digital Environments: A National Science Foundation/British Library Funded Study.

Amanda Spink, Thomas D. Wilson, David Ellis, Nigel Ford

D Lib Mag., 1998

1997

Towards Adaptive Information Systems: Individual Differences and Hypermedia.

Sherry Yu-Hua Chen, Nigel Ford

Inf. Res., 1997

1996

Information skills, searching behaviour and cognitive styles for student-centred learning: a computer-assisted learning approach.

Frances Wood, Nigel Ford, David Miller, Gill Sobczyk, Robert Duffin

J. Inf. Sci., 1996

Cataloguing in special libraries in the 1990s.

Elizabeth Makin, Nigel Ford, Alexander M. Robertson

Inf. Res., 1996

1995

Levels and types of mediation in instructional systems: an individual differences approach.

Nigel Ford

Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud., 1995

1994

The effect of postings information on searching behaviour.

Frances Wood, Nigel Ford, Christina Walsh

J. Inf. Sci., 1994

1993

Toward a Cognitive Theory of Information Accessing: An Empirical Study.

Nigel Ford, Rosalind Ford

Inf. Process. Manag., 1993

1992

Learning strategies in an 'ideal' computer-based learning environment.

Nigel Ford, Rosalind Ford

Br. J. Educ. Technol., 1992

1991

Knowledge-based information retrieval.

Nigel Ford

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 1991

1989

From information- to knowledge-management: the role of rule induction and neural net machine learning techniques in knowledge generation.

Nigel Ford

J. Inf. Sci., 1989