Using searcher simulations to redesign a polyrepresentative implicit feedback interface

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1185-1202

  White, Ryen W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Implicit relevance feedback; Interface design; Polyrepresentation; Searcher simulations

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE SYSTEMS; FEEDBACK; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); ITERATIVE METHODS; METADATA; QUERY LANGUAGES; RESEARCH;

IMPLICIT RELEVANCE FEEDBACK; INTERFACE DESIGN; POLYREPRESENTATION; SEARCHER SIMULATIONS;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 33646045011     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ipm.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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