This is great! Thanks for this. Matt
On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 12:30 AM, Ian Holsman <li...@holsman.net> wrote: > not directly related to SOLR I know.. but I think most people would find it > interesting. > > > http://searchuserinterfaces.com/book/ > > > from the preface: > > Search is an integral part of peoples' online lives; people turn to search > engines for help with a wide range of needs and desires, from satisfying > idle curiousity to finding life-saving health remedies, from learning about > medieval art history to finding video game solutions and pop music lyrics. > Web search engines are now the second most frequently used online computer > application, after email. Not long ago, most software applications did not > contain a search module. Today, search is fully integrated into operating > systems and is viewed as an essential part of most information systems. > > Many books on information retrieval describe the algorithms behind search > engines and information retrieval systems. By contrast, this book focuses on > the human users of search systems and the tool they use to interact with > them: the search user interface. Because of their global reach, search user > interfaces must be understandable by and appealing to a wide variety of > people of all ages, cultures and backgrounds, and for an enormous variety of > information needs. > > >
