DocumentCode
549446
Title
Visual clustering in web search: An effective approach
Author
Badesh, Hoda ; Blustein, James
Author_Institution
Fac. of Comput. Sci., Dalhousie Univ., Halifax, NS, Canada
fYear
2011
fDate
27-29 June 2011
Firstpage
34
Lastpage
38
Abstract
Presenting search results as a list of hits can be ineffective in assisting users to find relevant documents and discover varied topics among search results. Visualization can assist users to find relevant documents and make the search interface more effective. This paper presents a Data Mountain Search Results Presentation Interface (DMSRPI). The interface is intended to improve the effectiveness in how users search the Web and find relevant information. A user study is yet to be conducted for evaluating the DMSRPI.
Keywords
Internet; data visualisation; document handling; information retrieval; pattern clustering; DMSRPI; Web search; World Wide Web; data mountain search results presentation interface; data visualization; relevant documents; relevant information; search interface; visual clustering; Data visualization; Educational institutions; HTML; Navigation; World Wide Web; Web information retrieval; query reformulation; techniques; visual clustering; visualization;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Information Society (i-Society), 2011 International Conference on
Conference_Location
London
Print_ISBN
978-1-61284-148-9
Type
conf
Filename
5978504
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