Open AccessResultsSpace: An experimental collaborative search environment
Author(s) -
Capra Robert,
Chen Annie T.,
Hawthorne Katie,
Arguello Jaime
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
proceedings of the american society for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1550-8390
pISSN - 0044-7870
DOI - 10.1002/meet.14504901371
Subject(s) - computer science , collaborative filtering , interface (matter) , human–computer interaction , mechanism (biology) , work (physics) , information seeking , search engine , world wide web , information retrieval , recommender system , engineering , mechanical engineering , philosophy , bubble , epistemology , maximum bubble pressure method , parallel computing
In this demonstration, we present a system called ResultsSpace to support collaborative information seeking by small groups. ResultsSpace is designed to help groups who are collaborating on searches asynchronously, and includes specific user interface features to increase awareness of collaborators' prior actions and progress. We present the main features of ResultsSpace including collaborative ratings and displays embedded into search results, a peripheral display of collaborators' previous queries, and a results filtering mechanism. We conclude with a summary of our current work to evaluate the system and describe scenarios of use that motivate our future work.