The objective of the paper is to amalgamate theories of text retrieval from various research
traditions into a cognitive theory for information retrieval interaction. Set in a cognitive …

The paper describes the ideas and assumptions underlying the development of a new
method for the evaluation and testing of interactive information retrieval (IR) systems, and …

A keyword query is the representation of the information need of a user, and is the result of a
complex cognitive process which often results in under-specification. We propose an …

As information becomes more ubiquitous and the demands that searchers have on search
systems grow, there is a need to support search behaviors beyond simple lookup …

Information seeking is a fundamental human activity. In the modern world, it is frequently
conducted through interactions with search systems. The retrieval and comprehension of …

Users of online search engines often find it difficult to express their need for information in
the form of a query. However, if the user can identify examples of the kind of documents they …

People's beliefs, and unconscious biases that arise from those beliefs, influence their
judgment, decision making, and actions, as is commonly accepted among psychologists …

Search and recommendation systems must include contextual information to effectively
model users' interests. In this paper, we present a systematic study of the effectiveness of …

This monograph reviews research on the design and evaluation of search user interfaces
that has been published within the past 10 years. Our primary goal is to integrate state-of-the …

The increasing prominence of information arising from a wide range of sources delivered
over electronic media has made traditional information retrieval systems less effective …