10.let's talk with each other about where we are
Read these to prepare for class discussion
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Universal principles of design
The Principle of Affordance, 22
The Principle of Chunking, 40
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Optional readings which may come up in class discussions
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Marchionini, G., & White, R. (2007).
Find what you need, understand what you find.
International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, 23(3), 205-238. -
Jarrett, C. (2000).
Designing usable forms: The three-layer model of the form.
Some interesting examples of searching/browsing interfaces (we may discuss them)
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Starfields and dynamic queries
Shneiderman, B. (1999, February 4).
Dynamic queries, starfield displays, and the path to Spotfire -
Dynamic Queries Demos
available via the Open Video Repository -
Previews and overviews of a large collection
Library of Congress America Memory Project Collection Finder -
An overview of a collection
Nation, D. (1998).
WebTOC.
CHI 98 video program : making the impossible possible (Los Angeles, California, April 18-23, 1998). SILS Library video, 45-V117. Available via the Open Video Repository. -
Hyperbolic browser
Lamping, J., & Rao, R. (1996).
Visualizing large trees using the hyperbolic browser.
Xerox PARC. CHI 96 video program. Available via the Open Video Repository - Baby name visualization
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Scatter/gather approach to IR
Hearst, M. (n.d.)
A scatter/gather example. -
Tilebars for representing search results
Hearst, M. (n.d.) TileBars examples -
Tilebars, video demo
Hearst, M. A., & Pedersen, J. O. (1996).
Visualizing information retrieval results: a demonstration of the TileBar interface.
In Common ground, CHI 96 video program (Vancouver, British Columbia, April 13-18, 1996). SILS Library video, 45-V103. Also available via the Open Video Repository. -
ProfileSkim
Harper, D. J., Koychev, I., Sun, Y, & Pirie, I. (2004).
Within-document retrieval: A user-centered evaluation of relevance profiling.
Information Retrieval, 7, 265-290. [Brief project description] -
Open Video surrogates.
(For example of all available surrogates, search "water" and select "City Water Supply" from the list.)
Useful, but not available online
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Marchionini, G. (1995).
Information Seeking in Electronic Environments.
Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. [QA76.9.H85 M38 1995]
Chapter 6, Browsing strategies, p100-120 only -
Allen, B. L. (1996).
Information Tasks: Toward a User-Centered Approach to Information Systems.
San Diego: Academic Press. [QA76.9.U83 A5 1996]
Chapter 5, Expressing information needs, p126-145 only
Chapter 7, Information tasks: interacting with information systems, p188-200 only -
Mayhew, D. J. (1992).
Principles and Guidelines in Software User Interface Design.
Englewood Cliffs, NJ; Prentice Hall. [QA76.9.U83 M39 1992]
Chapter 5, Dialog styles: Fill-in forms, 172-183 only
Chapter 6, Dialog styles: Question and answer, 216-222 only
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