Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms

Nuzhah Gooda Sahib; Anastasios Tombros; Ian Ruthven

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12275-0_46

Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms

Nuzhah Gooda Sahib, Anastasios Tombros, Ian Ruthven

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Abstract

Despite its potential to improve search effectiveness, previous research has shown that the uptake of interactive query expansion (IQE) is limited. In this paper, we investigate one method of increasing the uptake of IQE by displaying summary overviews that allow searchers to view the impact of their expansion decisions in real time, engage more with suggested terms, and support them in making good expansion decisions. Results from our user studies show that searchers use system-generated suggested terms more frequently if they know the impact of doing so on their results. We also present evidence that the usefulness of our proposed IQE approach is highest when searchers attempt unfamiliar or difficult information seeking tasks. Overall, our work presents strong evidence that searchers are more likely to engage with suggested terms if they are supported by the search interface.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Advances in Information Retrieval
Subtitle of host publication	32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings
Editors	Cathal Gurrin, Yulan He, Gabriella Kazai, Udo Kruschwitz, Suzanne Little, Thomas Roelleke, Stefan Rüger, Keith van Rijsbergen
Place of Publication	Berlin
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Pages	532-543
Number of pages	10
Volume	5993
ISBN (Print)	9783642122743
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12275-0_46
Publication status	Published - 28 Mar 2010
Event	32nd European Conference on Information Retrieval - Open University, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom Duration: 28 Mar 2010 → 31 Mar 2010 http://kmi.open.ac.uk/events/ecir2010/

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Volume	5993
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Conference

Conference	32nd European Conference on Information Retrieval
Abbreviated title	ECIR 2010
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Milton Keynes
Period	28/03/10 → 31/03/10
Internet address	http://kmi.open.ac.uk/events/ecir2010/

Keywords

interactive query expansion
system generated suggested terms
information retrieval

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Sahib, N. G., Tombros, A., & Ruthven, I. (2010). Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms. In C. Gurrin, Y. He, G. Kazai, U. Kruschwitz, S. Little, T. Roelleke, S. Rüger, & K. van Rijsbergen (Eds.), Advances in Information Retrieval: 32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings (Vol. 5993, pp. 532-543). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5993). Springer-Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12275-0_46

Sahib, Nuzhah Gooda ; Tombros, Anastasios ; Ruthven, Ian. / Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms. Advances in Information Retrieval: 32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings. editor / Cathal Gurrin ; Yulan He ; Gabriella Kazai ; Udo Kruschwitz ; Suzanne Little ; Thomas Roelleke ; Stefan Rüger ; Keith van Rijsbergen. Vol. 5993 Berlin : Springer-Verlag, 2010. pp. 532-543 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Sahib, NG, Tombros, A & Ruthven, I 2010, Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms. in C Gurrin, Y He, G Kazai, U Kruschwitz, S Little, T Roelleke, S Rüger & K van Rijsbergen (eds), Advances in Information Retrieval: 32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings. vol. 5993, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 5993, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, pp. 532-543, 32nd European Conference on Information Retrieval, Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 28/03/10. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12275-0_46

Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms. / Sahib, Nuzhah Gooda; Tombros, Anastasios; Ruthven, Ian.
Advances in Information Retrieval: 32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings. ed. / Cathal Gurrin; Yulan He; Gabriella Kazai; Udo Kruschwitz; Suzanne Little; Thomas Roelleke; Stefan Rüger; Keith van Rijsbergen. Vol. 5993 Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 2010. p. 532-543 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 5993).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution book

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Sahib NG, Tombros A, Ruthven I. Enabling interactive query expansion through eliciting the potential effect of expansion terms. In Gurrin C, He Y, Kazai G, Kruschwitz U, Little S, Roelleke T, Rüger S, van Rijsbergen K, editors, Advances in Information Retrieval: 32nd European Conference on IR Research, ECIR 2010, Milton Keynes, UK, March 28-31, 2010.Proceedings. Vol. 5993. Berlin: Springer-Verlag. 2010. p. 532-543. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-12275-0_46

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