Anybody out there ever built a interface that helps users build an advanced search query? I am currently working on a site that has over 5 million articles, and search is the primary way users find this information. A lot of these users are librarians and they know how to do complex Boolean searches on various meta data fields. Currently, the search engine is optimized for this type of user, which is completely ignoring the user who does not know how to construct these complex queries. They have built a "query builder" interface that allows non-librarian users to construct complex Boolean searches on multiple meta data fields, but nobody uses it because it is terrible.
It is an interesting situation because users actually do use the advanced search on this site, which is unusual. I know we need to optimize for how users use simple search as well, and this is also being addressed. But creating a query builder that allowed non-librarians to do complex meta data field searches would be really beneficial to this user base. Any body designed something like this, or could point me to some examples of such an interface? Thanks. -- Larry King [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://extrafancy.net ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
