Gerald Benoit, Dept of Computer Science & Grad School of Library & Information Science
Simmons College
Gerald Benoit reported for us the rationale for a 3D-based interface for navigating the results from a search query of an Art History database of images. He reviewed other 3D interfaces, reported on the user-study of his own system (which, he admitted, was a rejection of their 3D approach), and discussed the test subjects interest in “ownership” of the catalogue and its meta-data. (more…)
Hailing from Microsoft Research, Meredith Morris http://research.microsoft.com/~merrie/papers/ presented two prototypes for facilitating collaborated searching — one supporting remote collaboration, another colocated. (more…)
Double header today: Computerized Patient Care systems and Greek-language search engine evaluations…
William Jones led a discussion on Personal Information Management (PIM); he also reviewed his findings from the Keeping Found Things Found (KFTF) project. In this report, I will assume that the reader is familiar with KFTF’s findings. Instead, I will point out some comments and discussion by the audience. (more…)
Hongyan Ma presented her dissertation work today. Her research involves testing the power of “coordination theory” to improve search (Information Retrieval or “IR”). She developed a model and tested it through a proof-of-concept system. Her talk prompted the audience to speculate about the role of user-generated information and IR. In simple terms, a major discussion question was: “How much should we depend on user-generated content to improve search?”
