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Editorial: Evaluating exploratory search systems

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Ryen W. White,

Gary Marchionini,

Gheorghe MuresanAuthors Info & Claims

Information Processing and Management: an International Journal, Volume 44, Issue 2

Pages 433 - 436

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2007.09.011

Published: 01 March 2008 Publication History

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