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Perspectives on Search User Interfaces: Best Practices and Future Visions
Reconciling information-seeking behavior with search user interfaces for the Web
Article first published online: 23 FEB 2006
DOI: 10.1002/asi.20295
Copyright © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Volume 57, Issue 6, pages 797–799, April 2006
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How to Cite
Rose, D. E. (2006), Reconciling information-seeking behavior with search user interfaces for the Web. J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci., 57: 797–799. doi: 10.1002/asi.20295
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- Issue published online: 24 MAR 2006
- Article first published online: 23 FEB 2006
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Abstract
User interfaces of Web search engines reflect attributes of the underlying tools used to create them, rather than what we know about how people look for information. In this article, the author examines several characteristics of user search behavior: the variety of information-seeking goals, the cultural and situational context of search, and the iterative nature of the search task. An analysis of these characteristics suggests ways that interfaces can be redesigned to make searching more effective for users.