A Research On Information Retrieval Visualization Based On Technology Accept Model

Information retrieval visualization refers to a process that transforms the invisible abstract data and their semantic relationships in a data collection into a visible display and visualizes the internal retrieval processes for users. Information retrieval visualization, as one of the new information retrieval technologies, its theory, models and systems have been developed for years. But there is a lack of using and acceptance research about it. In view of this, present paper provides some insights derived from a survey using technology acceptance model.Based on the review and analyses of information retrieval visualization and TAM, the paper summarizes the factors forming users' attitude on and intention to the use of information retrieval visualization and proposes a new adoption model. The proposed model has been tested by analyzing the survey data. Also, the research indicates that the proposed model is well-designed and enables to explain 57.5percent of attitude and 66.7 percent of intention to use. The paper makes its theory contributions of following aspects:1) The paper established and validated the information retrieval visualization users' adoption model, while funded the relationship among variables in the model.2) The paper analyzed information retrieval visualization by using TAM, which proved the applicability between them.