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Given, Lisa M.; Ruecker, Stan; Simpson, Heather; Sadler, Elizabeth; Ruskin, Andrea

doi:10.1002/asi.v58:11

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“…Our observations of one family with a young child indicate the potential of the CollectionDiver to support the active participation of young children in the search process. This is supported by previous studies which suggest a flat information design for childfriendly book search systems [19]. Future studies need to investigate in more detail how small families experience the CollectionDiver, and if/how the system can help teaching children and other novices the concepts of systematic search.…”

Section: Facilitating Shared Experiencessupporting

confidence: 57%

“…To our knowledge, alternative approaches to systematic search of library catalogs in-situ are underexplored. The few exceptions to this are (book) search interfaces that have been designed with young audiences in mind [11,12,14,19]. While our work is inspired by approaches which incorporate the use of novel technology such as direct-touch displays [15,39], RFID sensing [8], tangible tokens [11], or interactive floor systems [14] to promote engagement, we focus on alternative search systems that support systematic, faceted search.…”

Section: Designing (Library) Search Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Diving in at the Deep End

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Müller

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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OPAC interfaces, still the dominant access point to library catalogs, support systematic search but are problematic for open-ended exploration and generally unpopular with visitors. As a result, libraries start subscribing to simplified search paradigms as exemplified by web-search systems. This is a problem considering that systematic search is a crucial skill in the light of today's abundance of digital information. Inspired by novel approaches to facilitating search, we designed CollectionDiver, an installation for supporting systematic search in public libraries. The CollectionDiver combines tangible and large display direct-touch interaction with a visual representation of search criteria and filters. We conducted an in-situ qualitative study to compare participants' search approaches on the CollectionDiver with those on the OPAC interface. Our findings show that while both systems support a similar search process, the CollectionDiver (1) makes systematic search more accessible, (2) motivates proactive search approaches by (3) adding transparency to the search process, and (4) facilitates shared search experiences. We discuss the CollectionDiver's design concepts to stimulate new ideas toward supporting engaging approaches to systematic search in the library context and beyond.

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Section: Facilitating Shared Experiencessupporting

confidence: 57%