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Datum: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:01:07 +0100
Von: "Marti Hearst" <hea...@ischool.berkeley.edu>
An: peter.o...@gmx.de
Betreff: [SIG-IRList] book announcement: Search User Interfaces by Marti Hearst
[This book has been out for a year but I have learned that many in the
IR community have not heard about it. It has not been advertised on
this list.]
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Book on Search User Interfaces available!
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SEARCH USER INTERFACES
Marti Hearst
Cambridge University Press, 2009
This book outlines the human side of the information seeking process,
and focuses on the aspects of this process that can best be supported
by the user interface. It describes the methods behind user interface
design generally, and search interface design in particular, with an
emphasis on how best to evaluate search interfaces. It discusses
research results and current practices surrounding user interfaces for
query specification, display of retrieval results, grouping retrieval
results, navigation of information collections, query reformulation,
search personalization, and the broader tasks of sensemaking and text
analysis. Much of the discussion pertains to Web search engines, but
the book also covers the special considerations surrounding search of
other information collections.
Topics include:
* How to Design Search User Interfaces
* How to Evaluate Search User Interfaces
* Models of the Information Seeking Process
* Search Interfaces Fundamentals, including:
o Query Specification
o Presentation of Search Results
o Query Reformulation
* Advanced Topics, including:
o Integrating Navigation with Search
o Personalization in Search
o Information Visualization and Search
o Mobile Search
o Social Search
o Multimedia Search
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REVIEWS
"Professor Hearst has given us the definitive work on search user
interfaces; grounded in the theory and practice of information
retrieval and human-computer interaction and brimming with examples
and clear explanations, this landmark book will serve the needs of
students, practitioners, and scholars for years ahead."
-- Gary Marchionini, Boshamer Professor, University of North Carolina
"... Marti Hearst announces a new scientific research domain, with
emerging theories, a clear research agenda, and a compelling
opportunity to influence vital technologies. Her book provides
powerful insights for experts and is a vital guide for those coming
into the field. It is difficult to convey my satisfaction and
enthusiasm for Marti Hearst's remarkable analysis of the emerging
scientific research domain of Search User Interfaces. Hearst's
brilliant organization, lucid writing, and admirably comprehensive
review (600+ references) are gifts to scholars, implementers, and
students who want to contribute to the flourishing activity in user
interfaces for information search and retrieval. Her devotion to
evidence-based analysis from user and usage studies lays a compelling
scientific foundation for future contributions."
-- Ben Shneiderman, Professor, University of Maryland
"This will be seen as a transformational book -- one that synthesized
a new, coherent discipline of human information interaction out of
literature and experience scattered across many fields. Professor
Hearst has read everything. There is no book like it that puts
together so completely the new technical foundations for a
user-centered design of information systems. Search User Interfaces
should be required reading for anyone who would study or design such
systems."
-- Stuart Card, Senior Research Fellow, Palo Alto Research Center
"A comprehensive guide, not to how search works but how we humans work
with search to satisfy our information needs. A must-read for anyone
concerned with usability and creating the optimal user experience for
searchers."
-- Chris Sherman, Executive Editor, Search Engine Land
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The book can be read free online at:
http://searchuserinterfaces.com
Or ordered hardcopy here:
Cambridge University Press:
http://www.cambridge.org/gb/knowledge/isbn/item2702858/?site_locale=en_GB
Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Search-User-Interfaces-Marti-Hearst/dp/0521113792
Barnes & Noble.com:
http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Search-User-Interfaces/Marti-A-Hearst/e/9780521113793/
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Mit freundlichen Gruessen,
With kind regards,
Sincères salutations,
H. Peter OHLY
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