Abstract
This study investigates the use and effectiveness of an advanced information retrieval (IR) system (INQUERY). 64 novice IR system users were studied in their use of a baseline version of INQUERY compared with one of three experimental versions, each offering a different level of interaction with a relevance feedback facility for automatic query reformulation. Results, in an information filtering task, indicate that: these subjects, after minimal training, were able to use the baseline system reasonably effectively; availability and use of relevance feedback increased retrieval effectiveness; and increased opportunity for user interaction with and control of relevance feedback made the interactions more efficient and usable while maintaining or increasing effectiveness.
| Original language | American English |
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| Pages | 205-212 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| State | Published - 1996 |
| Event | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 96 - Vancouver, BC, Can Duration: Apr 13 1996 → Apr 18 1996 |
Other
| Other | Proceedings of the 1996 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, CHI 96 |
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| City | Vancouver, BC, Can |
| Period | 4/13/96 → 4/18/96 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design