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SYNTHESIS LECTURES ON INFORMATION CONCEPTS RETR...

We live in an information age that requires us  more than ever  to represent  access  and use
information. Over the last several decades  we have developed a modern science and technology
for information retrieval  relentlessly pursuing the vision of a memex that Vannevar Bush
proposed in his seminal article  As We May Think. Faceted search plays a key role in this
program. Faceted search addresses weaknesses of conventional search approaches and has emerged
as a foundation for interactive information retrieval. User studies demonstrate that faceted
search provides more effective information-seeking support to users than best-first search.
Indeed  faceted search has become increasingly prevalent in online information access systems 
particularly for e-commerce and site search. In this lecture  we explore the history  theory 
and practice of faceted search. Although we cannot hope to be exhaustive  our aim is to provide
sufficient depth and breadth to offer a useful resource to both researchers and practitioners.
Because faceted search is an area of interest to computer scientists  information scientists 
interface designers  and usability researchers  we do not assume that the reader is a
specialist in any of these fields. Rather  we offer a self-contained treatment of the topic 
with an extensive bibliography for those who would like to pursue particular aspects in more
depth. Table of Contents: I. Key Concepts   Introduction: What Are Facets?   Information
Retrieval   Faceted Information Retrieval   II. Research and Practice   Academic Research  
Commercial Applications   III. Practical Concerns   Back-End Concerns   Front-End Concerns  
Conclusion   Glossary

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