The context of the interface

  • Authors:
  • Ian Ruthven

  • Affiliations:
  • University of Strathclyde, Glasgow United Kingdom

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the second international symposium on Information interaction in context
  • Year:
  • 2008

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Abstract

Our ideas on context (from both a soft and hard laboratory perspective) often manifest themselves at the interface. Interfaces for information seeking range from systems which offer little contextual information or flexibility of use to systems which are highly driven by the searcher's individual interaction. In this talk I will use existing search interfaces to highlight how the nature of information retrieval interfaces has changed in response to research from contextual IS&R. A particular theme will be the commercial nature of web search interfaces and how approaches such as persuasive and emotional design can be used to encourage interaction. I will also consider the nature of specialized versus general purpose search interfaces and the challenges raised in interface design. The (not very) hidden agenda behind this presentation will be to argue for an interaction-centered approach to IR systems.