Abstract
This poster reports preliminary results of a comparative study of user searching in two large-scale digital libraries with history focus in the United States: the federal-level and the state-level digital library. Similarities were observed in search query lengths and average numbers of search categories per search query. At the same time, the study reveals significant differences in the level of use of advanced search options and in search query frequencies, as well as in distribution of most search categories in user queries. The empirical data obtained in this exploratory study will inform further research and will be useful for professionals making decisions on resource description and user interfaces for digital libraries.
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