Hierarchical Faceted Metadata in Site Search Interfaces

Resource type
Authors/contributors
Title
Hierarchical Faceted Metadata in Site Search Interfaces
Abstract
One of the most pressing usability issues in the design of large web sites is that of the organization of search results. A previous study on a moderate-sized web site indicated that users understood and preferred dynamically organized faceted metadata over standard search. We are now examining how to scale this approach to very large collections, since it is difficult to present hierarchical faceted metadata in a manner appealing and understandable to general users. We have iteratively designed and tested interfaces that address these design challenges; the most recent version is receiving enthusiastic responses in ongoing usability studies.
Date
2002
Proceedings Title
CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Place
New York, NY, USA
Publisher
ACM
Pages
628–639
Series
CHI EA '02
Language
en
ISBN
978-1-58113-454-4
Accessed
7/6/18, 1:46 AM
Library Catalog
ACM Digital Library
Citation
English, J., Hearst, M., Sinha, R., Swearingen, K., & Yee, K.-P. (2002). Hierarchical Faceted Metadata in Site Search Interfaces. CHI ’02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 628–639. https://doi.org/10.1145/506443.506517
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Contribution