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Can I find what I'm looking for?

Published: 19 May 2004 Publication History

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In recent years, search engine research has grown rapidly in areas such as algorithms, strategies and architecture, increasing both effectiveness and quality of results. However, a very important aspect that is often neglected is the user interface. In this work we analyzed the interfaces of several popular search tools from the user's point of view, and collected individual feedback in order to determine whether it is possible to improve interface design.

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  • (2004)Designing search engine user interfaces for the visually impairedProceedings of the 2004 international cross-disciplinary workshop on Web accessibility (W4A)10.1145/990657.990668(57-66)Online publication date: 18-May-2004

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cover image ACM Conferences
WWW Alt. '04: Proceedings of the 13th international World Wide Web conference on Alternate track papers & posters
May 2004
532 pages
ISBN:1581139128
DOI:10.1145/1013367
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Published: 19 May 2004

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  1. accessibility
  2. search engine
  3. usability
  4. user interface

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  • (2019)What Is Known About the Impact of Impairments on Information Seeking and Searching?Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology10.1002/asi.2425671:5(596-611)Online publication date: 23-May-2019
  • (2004)Designing search engine user interfaces for the visually impairedProceedings of the 2004 international cross-disciplinary workshop on Web accessibility (W4A)10.1145/990657.990668(57-66)Online publication date: 18-May-2004

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