Visualizing Information-Triage: A Speculative and Metaphoric Interface for Making Sense of Online Searching

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Author(s): Liese Zahabi (Weber State University, USA)
Copyright: 2014
Pages: 23
Source title: Innovative Approaches of Data Visualization and Visual Analytics
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Mao Lin Huang (University of Technology, Sydney, Australia)and Weidong Huang (CSIRO, Australia)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4309-3.ch015

Keywords: Data Analysis & Statistics / Data Mining and Databases / Engineering Science Reference / Library & Information Science

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In many ways, the promise of the Internet has been overshadowed by a sense of information overload and anxiety for many users. The production and publication of online material has become increasingly accessible and affordable, creating a confusing glut of information users must sift through to locate exactly what they want or need. Even a fundamental Google search can often prove paralyzing. In this chapter, the author examines the points at which design plays a role in the online search process, reconciles those points with the nature of sensemaking and the limitations of working memory, and suggests ways to support users with an information-triage system. The author then describes a speculative online searching prototype that explores these issues and the possibilities for information-triage.

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