{"title":"Looking for genre: the use of structural features during search tasks with Wikipedia","authors":"Malcolm Clark, I. Ruthven, P. O. Holt, D. Song","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362751","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362751","url":null,"abstract":"This paper reports on our task-based observational, logged, questionnaire study and analysis of ocular behavior pertaining to the interaction of structural features of text in Wikipedia using eye tracking. We set natural and realistic tasks searching Wikipedia online focusing on examining which features and strategies (skimming or scanning) were the most important for the participants to complete their tasks. Our research, carried out on a group of 30 participants, highlighted their interactions with the structural areas within Wikipedia articles, the visual cues and features perceived during the searching of the Wiki text. We collected questionnaire and ocular behavior (fixation metrics) data to highlight the ways in which people view the features in the articles. We found that our participants' extensively interacted with layout features, such as tables, titles, bullet lists, contents lists, information boxes, and references. The eye tracking results showed that participants used the format and layout features and they also highlighted them as important. They were able to navigate to useful information consistently, and they were an effective means of locating relevant information for the completion of their tasks with some success. This work presents results which contribute to the long-term goals of studying the features for genre and theoretical perception research.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133164684","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
G. Golovchinsky, Abdigani Diriye, Anthony Dunnigan
{"title":"The future is in the past: designing for exploratory search","authors":"G. Golovchinsky, Abdigani Diriye, Anthony Dunnigan","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362738","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362738","url":null,"abstract":"Exploratory search activities tend to span multiple sessions and involve finding, analyzing and evaluating information found through many queries. Typical search systems, on the other hand, are designed to support single query, precision-oriented search tasks. We describe a search interface and system design of a multi-session exploratory search system, discuss design challenges encountered, and chronicle the evolution of our design. Our design describes novel displays for visualizing retrieval history information, and introduces ambient displays and persuasive elements to interactive information retrieval.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132295588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. MacFarlane, A. Albrair, Chloe R. Marshall, G. Buchanan
{"title":"Phonological working memory impacts on information searching: an investigation of dyslexia","authors":"A. MacFarlane, A. Albrair, Chloe R. Marshall, G. Buchanan","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362734","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362734","url":null,"abstract":"A key aspect of searching is the ability of users to absorb information from documents read in order to resolve their task. One group of users who have problems with reading are dyslexic users, who due to underlying cognitive impairments in phonological processing and working memory, tend to read more slowly and make reading errors. The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of the dyslexia cognitive profile on information searching. Searches were logged for 8 dyslexic and 8 non-dyslexic university students, in order to examine the differences in searching behavior between the two groups. A set of literacy and phonological working memory tasks were also completed, in order to investigate the relationship between these cognitive variables and searching behavior. Results show that there is a significant difference between the two groups on the number of documents being judged irrelevant, and that this cannot be explained by a topic effect. Instead, the number of documents judged irrelevant is significantly correlated with a measure of working memory. This key result provides the research community the first real insight into impact of impaired working memory on information searching.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116968689","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supervision of learning methods in user data interpretation","authors":"Maya Sappelli, S. Verberne, Wessel Kraaij","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362791","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362791","url":null,"abstract":"Knowledge workers need support in their daily activities to handle the information stream they encounter continuously (e.g. e-mail, search results etc.). One method for this is to place the information in context, i.e. to what activity is the information related? For this purpose, contexts need to be recognized. Additionally, this should happen in an unobtrusive way such that the worker is not disrupted and can remain focused at his work-related activities.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128922604","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Collaborative information retrieval in tourism: a study of user search behaviour, user interface and information retrieval performance","authors":"A. Arif, J. Du, Ivan Lee","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362790","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362790","url":null,"abstract":"Tourism information is dynamic and travel routes and decisions are dependent on highly varying factors such as perceived attractive sites, weather conditions, prices, transportation, accommodation, holidays, economic changes and so on. Travel guidebooks and present search engines completely lack this potential for dialog. Travel information search activities involved planning, decision making, anticipation of the trip with other people. The community (network of people) may act as a gateway to the information repository, when a tourist is not able to find the right information himself/herself or does not know about his/her information need. This leads to the collaboration for searching tourism information. Considering the following issues we are motivated to study this topic.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"79 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128964937","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Miamaria Saastamoinen, S. Kumpulainen, K. Järvelin
{"title":"Task complexity and information searching in administrative tasks revisited","authors":"Miamaria Saastamoinen, S. Kumpulainen, K. Järvelin","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362759","url":null,"abstract":"In task-based information searching, the task at hand is a central factor affecting information search. Task complexity, in particular, has been discovered to affect searching. In the present study, we shadowed the tasks of seven people working in city administration. The data consist of shadowing field notes, voice recordings, photographs and forms. We study, how task complexity affects information searching and information resource use. Task complexity was defined through the task performer's own experience (perceived task complexity) and her estimates of her a priori knowledge concerning the task. We analyzed the data both qualitatively and quantitatively, focusing on the links between task complexity and the use of information resources, information searching and problems encountered. We found that task complexity has a central but ambiguous relationship to task performance. The clearest differences were found between simple and complex tasks. In addition, perceived task complexity seems to affect the ways of performing the task more than a priori knowledge. The more complex a task is perceived, the more searches are performed and the more they concentrate on networked resources instead of information systems provided by the organization (SPOs). The use of resources on the task performer's PC and the SPOs decreases when complexity increases. In proportion, the use of networked resources and communication resources increases. The total number of information resources used is somewhat greater in complex and semi-complex tasks than in simple tasks; and each resource is used for a longer time on average. Our study shows that task context and especially task complexity seems to affect information searching and the selection of sources.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121512687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wan-Ching Wu, D. Kelly, A. Edwards, Jaime Arguello
{"title":"Grannies, tanning beds, tattoos and NASCAR: evaluation of search tasks with varying levels of cognitive complexity","authors":"Wan-Ching Wu, D. Kelly, A. Edwards, Jaime Arguello","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362768","url":null,"abstract":"One of the most challenging aspects of designing an interactive information retrieval (IIR) study is the development of search tasks. In this paper, we present preliminary results of a study designed to evaluate a set of search tasks that were developed for use in IIR studies. We created 20 search tasks using five levels of cognitive complexity and four domains, and conducted a laboratory evaluation of these tasks with 48 undergraduate subjects. We describe preliminary results from an analysis of data from 24 subjects for 10 search tasks. Initial results show that, in general, as cognitive complexity increased, subjects issued more queries, clicked on more search results, viewed more URLs and took more time to complete the task. Subjects' expected and experienced difficulty ratings of tasks generally increased as cognitive complexity increased with some exceptions. When subjects were asked to rank tasks according to difficulty and engagement, tasks with higher cognitive complexity were rated as more difficult than tasks with lower cognitive complexity, but not necessarily as more engaging. These preliminary results suggest that behaviors and ratings are fairly consistent with the differences one might expect among the search tasks and provide initial evidence of the usefulness of these tasks in IIR studies.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132965821","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A permeable expert search strategy approach to multimodal retrieval","authors":"David Zellhöfer","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362739","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an interactive multimodal retrieval system featuring multiple search strategies. In contrast to the system-centric perspective often found in multimedia retrieval, we follow a more user-centered approach considering the search as an interactive process. To assist in this process, the discussed system supports directed and exploratory search as well as faceted navigation and a transition between these information seeking strategies.\u0000 In order to integrate these strategies, a consistent retrieval and interaction model based on the principle of polyrepresentation is developed. To complete the functionality, a preference-based mechanism for graded relevance feedback is presented that overcomes limitations of binary as well as total order-based approaches. To improve the learnability of the system and to give users back the feeling of control over the search process, various visualizations are offered that open paths of communication between the system and the user in order to bridge the gap between the system's notion of the information need and the one of the actual user.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"27 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129281282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matti Lassila, T. Pääkkönen, Paavo Arvola, Jaana Kekäläinen, Marko Junkkari
{"title":"Unobtrusive mobile browsing behaviour tracking tool","authors":"Matti Lassila, T. Pääkkönen, Paavo Arvola, Jaana Kekäläinen, Marko Junkkari","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362774","url":null,"abstract":"Unobtrusive user tracking is needed in order to achieve realistic test settings for IIR. This demand is stressed, when studying the usage of mobile devices in IR. In this study, we present a model and a tool for observing and recording user's browsing within a retrieved web document. We extend an existing open source program UsaProxy with functionalities for tracking browsing behaviour.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"59 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114075636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Graphical representation and similarity measurement of relevance judgments on the web","authors":"P. Balatsoukas, I. Ruthven","doi":"10.1145/2362724.2362771","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1145/2362724.2362771","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to present a method for the graphical representation and similarity measurement of relevance judgments on the web. In order to address this objective a Latent Semantic Indexing technique was used. The findings suggest that the proposed method could help researchers in information seeking and retrieval to make methodological decisions about their data, such as the selection of specific subsets of relevance judgments for further examination, the recording of dissimilarities between judgments, or, the identification of possible cognitive shifts and abnormalities in relevance judgment behavior during web searching.","PeriodicalId":413481,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Information Interaction in Context","volume":"228 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2012-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124188133","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}