The literature on information visualization establishes the usability of interfaces with an
overview of the information space, but for zoomable user interfaces, results are mixed. We …

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 …

Since the beginning of the computer age, researchers from many disciplines have sought to
facilitate people's use of computers and to provide ways for scientists to make sense of the …

Spatializations represent non-spatial data using a spatial layout similar to a map. We
present an experiment comparing different visual representations of spatialized data, to …

Spatialization displays use a geographic metaphor to arrange non-spatial data. For
example, spatializations are commonly applied to document collections so that document …

Exploratory search, in which a user investigates complex concepts, is cumbersome with
today's search engines. We present a new exploratory search approach that generates …

Much of this book describes the algorithms behind search engines and information retrieval
systems. By contrast, this chapter focuses on the human users of search systems, and the …

The linked data Web provides a simple and flexible way of accessing information resources
in a self-descriptive format. This offers a realistic chance of perforating existing data silos …

Wikipedia articles, tweets, and other forms of user-generated content (UGC) play an
essential role in the experience of the average Web user. Outside the public eye, UGC has …