Sushmita, S., Halvey, M., Lalmas, M. et al. (1 more author) (2012) Revisiting User Information Needs in Aggregated Search. In: Wilson, M.L., Russell-Rose, T., Larsen, B. and Kalbach, J., (eds.) EuroHCIR. 2nd European Workshop on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Retrieval, 25th August 2012, Nijmegen, The Netherlands. CEUR-WS.org , 17 - 20.
Abstract
Aggregated search interfaces are a common way to present web search results, mixing different types of results into one single result page. Although numerous efforts have been made to infer users' information needs in "standard" search, we know little about users' information needs within the context of aggregated search. This paper presents the outcomes of a survey of 117 respondents, investigating users' preferences for their type of search result (image, news, video) and their type of information need (informational, navigational and transactional). The survey reveals that users' result preferences differ based on their underlying information needs, suggesting that the taxonomy provided by Broder [1] requires updating to reflect user information needs in the context of aggregated search. For instance, respondents indicated a preference for diverse results (news and reviews about a particular software product) for navigational and transactional queries rather than a single result (the web page to download that software product).
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2012 The Author(s). Reproduced in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) > Information School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 07 May 2014 12:51 |
Last Modified: | 07 May 2014 12:51 |
Published Version: | http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-909 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | CEUR-WS.org |
Refereed: | Yes |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:78841 |