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Understanding and Improving Information Search

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This chapter presents in-depth reviews of search tools for supporting information search. With the brief introduction of cutting-edge search support tools, we describe the key ideas behind the tools and implications for design. We also discuss the limitations of conventional search interfaces to explore directions for future research on search support tools.

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Notes

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    While the gradual mode performs the transition as a seamless animation over the course of a second or two, the immediate mode shows the destination promptly with no animation.

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    The accordion control is a user interface widget that uses collapsible content panels for presenting information in limited space.

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  1. NICT/The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

    Kazutoshi Umemoto

  2. University of Hyogo, Kobe, Japan

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  3. Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan

    Katsumi Tanaka

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Umemoto, K., Yamamoto, T., Tanaka, K. (2020). Search Support Tools. In: Fu, W., van Oostendorp, H. (eds) Understanding and Improving Information Search. Human–Computer Interaction Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38825-6_8

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