A little interaction can go a long way: enriching the query formulation process

Authors:
Abdigani Diriye;Anastasios Tombros;Ann Blandford
Affiliations:
University College London Interaction Centre, University College London, UK;Department of Computer Science, Queen Mary University London, UK;University College London Interaction Centre, University College London, UK
Venue:
ECIR'12 Proceedings of the 34th European conference on Advances in Information Retrieval
Year:
2012

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Abstract

This poster argues for a need for more dialogue and richer information and interaction during query formulation between the user and the system. We present two novel methods --- query previews and categorised Interactive Query Expansions --- that seek to do just this. Our method enriches a searcher's query formulation by leveraging semantic information to help identify the topicality of the term, and the outcomes of its selection. The initial findings are largely positive and suggest user preference.