Evidence-based practice in search interface design

Authors:
Barbara M. Wildemuth
Affiliations:
School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina, 100 Manning Hall, CB 3360,Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3360
Venue:
Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology
Year:
2006

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Abstract

An evidence-based practice approach to search interface design is proposed, with the goal of designing interfaces that adequately support search strategy formulation and reformulation. Relevant findings from studies of information professionals' searching behaviors, end users' searching of bibliographic databases, and search behaviors on the Web are highlighted. Three brief examples are presented to illustrate the ways in which findings from such studies can be used to make decisions about the design of search interfaces. If academic research can be effectively connected with design practice, we can discover which design practices truly are “best practices” and incorporate them into future search interfaces. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.