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This article describes the development of a team’s research in engineering applications of faceted classification and search over some 20 years, from early experiments in novel information systems to routine use and development of a growing body of knowledge about how the techniques may be applied. It is intended as an illustration not only of an outcome from design research that has influenced practice but also of some of the socio-technical patterns that may be observed in the development and exploitation of research outputs, which is important to understand if we are to best exploit the results of research.
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And as an aside we published in engineering journals and conferences and in doing so we were perhaps less influential than we would have been if we had published in computing publications.
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EPSRC Grant GR/L90170/01, IMI: Information for Design Engineering in Aerospace.
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McMahon, C. (2016). Faceted Browsing: The Convoluted Journey from Idea to Application. In: Chakrabarti, A., Lindemann, U. (eds) Impact of Design Research on Industrial Practice. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19449-3_17
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