Heather L. O'Brien

Publication Activity (10 Years)

Years Active: 2005-2023
Publications (10 Years): 14

Top Topics

Empirical Evidence

Interactive Information Retrieval

Information Seeking

Top Venues

Inf. Process. Manag.

J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol.

Publications

Millicent Mabi, Heather L. O'Brien, Lisa P. Nathan
Questioning the role of information poverty in immigrant employment acquisition: empirical evidence from African immigrants in Canada. J. Documentation 79 (1) (2023)
Heather L. O'Brien, Ido Roll, Andrea Kampen, Nilou Davoudi
Rethinking (Dis)engagement in human-computer interaction. Comput. Hum. Behav. 128 (2022)
Luanne Sinnamon, Limor Tamim, Samuel Dodson, Heather L. O'Brien
Rethinking Interest in Studies of Interactive Information Retrieval. CHIIR (2021)
Heather L. O'Brien, Andrea Kampen, Amelia W. Cole, Kathleen Brennan
The Role of Domain Knowledge in Search as Learning. CHIIR (2020)
Caroline Mniszak, Heather L. O'Brien, Devon L. Greyson, Cathy Chabot, Jean Shoveller
"Nothing's available": Young fathers' experiences with unmet information needs and barriers to resolving them. Inf. Process. Manag. 57 (2) (2020)
Heather L. O'Brien, Jaime Arguello, Robert Capra
An empirical study of interest, task complexity, and search behaviour on user engagement. Inf. Process. Manag. 57 (3) (2020)
Heather L. O'Brien, Paul A. Cairns, Mark Hall
A practical approach to measuring user engagement with the refined user engagement scale (UES) and new UES short form. Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud. 112 (2018)
Saguna Shankar, Heather L. O'Brien, Rafa Absar
Rhythms of Everyday Life in Mobile Information Seeking: Reflections on a Photo-Diary Study. Libr. Trends 66 (4) (2018)
Heather L. O'Brien
Antecedents and learning outcomes of online news engagement. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 68 (12) (2017)
Heather L. O'Brien, Lori McCay-Peet
Asking "Good" Questions: Questionnaire Design and Analysis in Interactive Information Retrieval Research. CHIIR (2017)
Heather L. O'Brien, Jocelyn McKay
What makes online news interesting? Personal and situational interest and the effect on behavioral intentions. ASIST (2016)
Heather L. O'Brien, Luanne Freund, Richard W. Kopak
Investigating the Role of User Engagement in Digital Reading Environments. CHIIR (2016)
Heather L. O'Brien, Nicola Ferro, Hideo Joho, Dirk Lewandowski, Paul Thomas, Keith van Rijsbergen
System And User Centered Evaluation Approaches in Interactive Information Retrieval (SAUCE 2016). CHIIR (2016)
Saguna Shankar, Heather L. O'Brien, Elissa How, Yilei (Wendy) Lu, Millicent Mabi, Cecilia Rose
The role of information in the settlement experiences of refugee students. ASIST (2016)
Heather L. O'Brien, Luanne Freund, Stina Westman
What motivates the online news browser? News item selection in a social information seeking scenario. Inf. Res. 19 (3) (2014)
Zoe McDougall, Sidney S. Fels, Dominic McIver Lopes, Heather L. O'Brien
Simplifying complexity: modeling the process of collaboration between artists and scientists. SIGDOC (2013)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms
Examining the generalizability of the User Engagement Scale (UES) in exploratory search. Inf. Process. Manag. 49 (5) (2013)
Heather L. O'Brien, Mahria Lebow
Mixed-methods approach to measuring user experience in online news interactions. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 64 (8) (2013)
Heather L. O'Brien
Exploring user engagement in online news interactions. ASIST (2011)
Irene Lapatovska, Heather L. O'Brien, Soo Young Rieh, Barbara M. Wildemuth
Capturing the complexity of information interactions: Measurement and evaluation issues. ASIST (2011)
Julia Bullard, Heather L. O'Brien
Online synchronous interviewing of the info-savvy. iConference (2011)
Julia Bullard, Heather L. O'Brien
Information design in/as serious leisure: the case of information databases to support online gaming. iConference (2011)
Eileen Gillette, Heather L. O'Brien, Julia Bullard
Exploring technology through the design lens: a case study of an interactive museum technology. iConference (2011)
Richard W. Kopak, Luanne Freund, Heather L. O'Brien
Supporting semantic navigation. IIiX (2010)
Heather L. O'Brien
The influence of hedonic and utilitarian motivations on user engagement: The case of online shopping experiences. Interact. Comput. 22 (5) (2010)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms
Is there a universal instrument for measuring interactive information retrieval?: the case of the user engagement scale. IIiX (2010)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms
The development and evaluation of a survey to measure user engagement. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 61 (1) (2010)
Heather L. O'Brien
Exploring engagement in the qualitative research process. ASIST (2009)
Heather L. O'Brien
D. Nahl, D. Bilal (eds.): Information and emotion: the emergent affective paradigm in information behaviour research and theory. Inf. Retr. 12 (5) (2009)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms
What is user engagement? A conceptual framework for defining user engagement with technology. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 59 (6) (2008)
Elaine G. Toms, Heather L. O'Brien
Understanding the information and communication technology needs of the e-humanist. J. Documentation 64 (1) (2008)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms, E. Kevin Kelloway, Elizabeth Kelley
Developing and evaluating a reliable measure of user engagement. ASIST (2008)
Elaine G. Toms, Heather L. O'Brien, Tayze Mackenzie, Chris Jordan, Luanne Freund, Sandra Toze, Emilie Dawe, Alexandra MacNutt
Task Effects on Interactive Search: The Query Factor. INEX (2007)
Heather L. O'Brien
Exploring information systems research approaches: Readings and reflections. J. Assoc. Inf. Sci. Technol. 58 (14) (2007)
Elaine G. Toms, Heather L. O'Brien, Richard W. Kopak, Luanne Freund
Searching for Relevance in the Relevance of Search. CoLIS (2005)
Heather L. O'Brien, Elaine G. Toms
Engagement as process in human-computer interactions. ASIST (2005)