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This poster argues for a need for more dialogue and richer information and interaction during query formulation between the user and the system. We present two novel methods – query previews and categorised Interactive Query Expansions – that seek to do just this. Our method enriches a searcher’s query formulation by leveraging semantic information to help identify the topicality of the term, and the outcomes of its selection. The initial findings are largely positive and suggest user preference.
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Diriye, A., Tombros, A., Blandford, A. (2012). A Little Interaction Can Go a Long Way: Enriching the Query Formulation Process. In: Baeza-Yates, R., et al. Advances in Information Retrieval. ECIR 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7224. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-28997-2_57
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