This paper reports the analysis of search logs from a commercial image provider over a onemonth period and discusses the results in relation to previous findings. The study analyzes image searches, image queries composing the search, user search modification strategies, results returned, and user browsing of results. Unique term searches are less frequent than earlier research has shown, with more descriptive and thematic queries occurring. Boolean searching, while heavily employed, appears to be ineffective and leads to query modifications. While there was a large amount of query modification (55.8% of queries), the tactics overall do not appear to be carefully thought out but rather seem to be largely experimental. Given the willingness to modify queries but the inability to do so, much more support for query modification could be offered.

This article reports the analysis of two samples of search logs from a commercial image provider over a 1-month period. The study analyzes image searches and queries, user query modification strategies, and user browsing and downloading of results. Unique term searches are less frequent than earlier research has shown; descriptive and thematic queries are more common. Boolean searching, although heavily employed, appears to be ineffective and leads to query modifications. Although there was a large amount of query modification (61.7% of queries across the two samples), the tactics overall do not appear to be carefully thought out and seem to be largely experimental. Given the willingness to modify queries but the inability to do so in an effective way, more support for query modification may be beneficial.

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<span>Internet sources are increasingly used in scholarly work at all levels, yet it is often difficult to collect the information needed to cite these sources properly. The author proposes a method by which bibliographic information embedded in electronic sources could be automatically extracted when needed and discusses existing standards that could be utilized to accomplish this and impediments to implementation.</span>