Table 3 Search time, success and efficiency by type of information sources (all searches combined)
From: The application of foraging theory to the information searching behaviour of general practitioners
Information Source type | Search time (min) | Search success | Search efficiency (min search time needed per answer) |
|---|---|---|---|
Book | 6.8 ± 9.0 (1-45, n = 24) | 70.8% | 9.5 |
Colleague | 11.8 ± 7.3 (2-30, n = 39) | 74.4% | 15.9 |
Search engine | 12.5 ± 8.5 (3-30, n = 12) | 50.0% | 25.0 |
Website | 15.6 ± 14.6 (1-60, n = 16) | 56.3% | 27.8 |
Journal | 22.0 ± 32.9 (3-60, n = 3) | 66.7% | 33.0 |
Database | 22.0 ± 15.5 (2-45, n = 6) | 66.7% | 34.3 |