Supporting exploratory web search with meaningful and stable categorized overviews

@phdthesis{citeulike:867093, abstract = {This dissertation investigates the use of categorized overviews of web search results, based on meaningful and stable categories, to support exploratory search. When searching in digital libraries and on the Web, users are challenged by the lack of effective overviews. Adding categorized overviews to search results can provide substantial benefits when searchers need to explore, understand, and assess their results. When information needs are evolving or imprecise, categorized overviews can stimulate relevant ideas, provoke illuminating questions, and guide searchers to useful information they might not otherwise find. When searchers need to gather information from multiple perspectives or sources, categorized overviews can make those aspects visible for interactive filtering and exploration. However, they add visual complexity to the interface and increase the number of tactical decisions to be made while examining search results.}, author = {Kules, Bill }, citeulike-article-id = {867093}, keywords = {information\_retrieval, searching}, posted-at = {2008-03-02 18:02:10}, priority = {2}, school = {University of Maryland at College Park}, title = {Supporting exploratory web search with meaningful and stable categorized overviews}, url = {http://hcil.cs.umd.edu/trs/2006-14/2006-14.pdf} }

TY - THES ID - citeulike:867093 L3 - citeulike-article-id:867093 TI - Supporting exploratory web search with meaningful and stable categorized overviews N2 - This dissertation investigates the use of categorized overviews of web search results, based on meaningful and stable categories, to support exploratory search. When searching in digital libraries and on the Web, users are challenged by the lack of effective overviews. Adding categorized overviews to search results can provide substantial benefits when searchers need to explore, understand, and assess their results. When information needs are evolving or imprecise, categorized overviews can stimulate relevant ideas, provoke illuminating questions, and guide searchers to useful information they might not otherwise find. When searchers need to gather information from multiple perspectives or sources, categorized overviews can make those aspects visible for interactive filtering and exploration. However, they add visual complexity to the interface and increase the number of tactical decisions to be made while examining search results. KW - information_retrieval KW - searching AU - Kules, Bill UR - http://hcil.cs.umd.edu/trs/2006-14/2006-14.pdf ER -