Metasearch Result Visualization: an Exploratory Study
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چکیده
The Missing Pieces tool visualizes the overlap of search engine results including those generated by the metasearch engine, Dogpile. The major research question is: how well can users interact with and interpret the circular metasearch results display? This study has interesting implications for the use of visualization for presenting information in a web metasearch environment. Résumé : L’outil “Missing Pieces” visualise le chevauchement des résultats des moteurs de recherche incluant ceux générés par le métamoteur Dogpile. La principale question de recherche est : de quelle manière les utilisateurs peuvent bien utiliser et interpréter l’affichage des résultats des métamoteurs circulaires ? Cette étude met en relief des implications intéressantes pour l’utilisation de la visualisation pour la présentation de l’information dans un environnement de métarecherche web.
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