Querying, Navigating and Visualizing an Online Library Catalog
Aravindan Veerasamy, Scott E. Hudson, Shamkant B. Navathe · 1995
We describe the design of an User Interface for a ranked output Information Retrieval system that integrates querying, navigation and visualization in a seamless fashion. Highlights of the system include the following: ffl Using a visualization scheme, the interface provides visual feedback to the user about how the query words influence the ranking of retrieved documents. ffl By simple drag-and-drop operations of objects on the screen, the interface facilitates a naive end-user in constructing complex structured queries and in providing relevance feedback. ffl To suit the evolving information needs of the user, the interface supports navigational features such as browsing documents by specific authors and browsing the Table of Contents of publications. ffl The interface integrates an online thesaurus which provides words related to the query that can be used by the user to expand the original query. By providing a rich set of features, the interface coherently supports a wide spect...