Discusses the traditional Cranfield model for information retrieval (IR) evaluation, problems
with the model, and extensions and alternatives to Cranfield; describes emerging themes in …

Information retrieval (IR) has changed considerably in recent years with the expansion of the
World Wide Web and the advent of modern and inexpensive graphical user interfaces and …

The truly world-wide reach of the Web has brought with it a new realisation of the enormous
importance of usability and user interface design. In the last ten years, much has become …

Usability comprises the aspects effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. The correlations
between these aspects are not well understood for complex tasks. We present data from an …

This chapter discusses user interfaces for communication between human information
seekers and information retrieval systems. Information seeking is an imprecise process …

The term usability is ubiquitous in human–computer interaction, so much so that it is
commonly used without definition. Rather than one established meaning of usability, there …

A meta-analysis is conducted on a set of empirical studies of information visualization. To be
included in the meta-analysis, a study must meet a set of selection criteria. The meta …

Browsing tends to be used in two distinctive ways, alternatively associated with the goal of
the activity and with the method by which the goal is achieved. In this study, the definition of …

We present an exploration of reading patterns and usability in visualizations of electronic
documents. Twenty subjects wrote essays and answered questions about scientific …

Experiments help to understand human–computer interaction and to characterize the value
of user interfaces. Yet, few intermediate guidelines exist on how to design, run, and report …