2022-05-31: Multi-Disciplinary Reading Patterns of Digital Documents
As researchers, we acquire new developments in our fields through reading scientific literature. Even though we assume the reading and cognitive behaviors to be stochastic, recent studies reveal otherwise. Over the recent periods, we ( NirdsLab , WS-DL ) have been studying these patterns of researchers using eye-tracking and published a series of studies highlighting our findings. This blog will summarize our studies, highlighting our discoveries, realizations, and future directions. For the discussion, we consider three peer-reviewed poster publications. Analyzing the Effect of Reading Patterns using Eye Tracking Measures ( DOI , JCDL 2020 , Best Poster ) Analyzing Unconstrained Reading Patterns of Digital Documents Using Eye Tracking ( DOI , JCDL 2021 , Best Poster ) Multidisciplinary Reading Patterns of Digital Documents ( DOI , ETRA 2022 , In Press) We will briefly review each publication, highlighting key features, novelties, and limitations. Then we identify potential resear