Exploratory search and HCI: designing and evaluating interfaces to support exploratory search interaction

Authors:
Ryen W. White;Steven M. Drucker;Gary Marchionini;Marti Hearst;m. c. schraefel
Affiliations:
Microsoft Research;Microsoft Research;University of North Carolina;University of California;University of Southampton
Venue:
CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Year:
2007

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Abstract

The model of search as a turn-taking dialogue between the user and an intermediary has remained unchanged for decades. However, there is growing interest within the search community in evolving this model to support search-driven information exploration activities. So-called "exploratory search" describes a class of search activities that move beyond fact retrieval toward fostering learning, investigation, and information use. Exploratory search interaction focuses on the user-system communication essential during exploratory search processes. Given this user-centered focus, the CHI conference is an ideal venue to discuss mechanisms to support exploratory search behaviors. Specifically, this workshop aims to gather researchers, academics, and practitioners working in human-computer interaction, information retrieval, and other related disciplines, for a discussion of the issues relating to the design and evaluation of interfaces to help users explore, learn, and use information. These are important issues with far-reaching implications for how many computer users accomplish their tasks.