Search usability: filters and facets
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Venue: Edinburgh (venue to be confirmed)
Date: Wednesday, 24 April, 2013 - 09:30 - 16:30
Course Outline:
** Please note that this course is limited to 16 places and early booking is highly recommended **
Faceted search offers tremendous potential for transforming the search experience. It provides a flexible framework that can satisfy a wide variety of user needs, from simple fact retrieval to complex exploratory search. It is now the dominant interaction paradigm for most eCommerce sites and is being increasingly applied to a wide range of enterprise search applications.
However, with this power comes a challenge: what kinds of categorisation schemes are effective and how should we use them to support search and navigation? Above all, how can we deliver search applications that address a growing range of user needs without compromising usability?
This course will provide an introduction to the basic principles of search usability with a focus on the development of faceted navigation schemes that deliver both search effectiveness and user satisfaction. Participants will:
Explore the fundamental concepts of Human-Centred Design for information search and discovery
Learn how to differentiate between various types of search behaviour: known-item, exploratory, lookup, learning, investigation, etc.
Understand the dimensions of search usability and how to apply them to different user contexts
Study the basic principles of faceted classification and how to use them to deliver effective search and navigation experiences
The course will include both presentations and group work to enable delegates to analyse, evaluate and improve the effectiveness of search applications within their own organisation.
Who should attend:
Intranet/web managers, information architects, search specialists, developers and managers of search projects, or anyone who either has implemented or is planning to implement a search application and wants to maximise the usability and effectiveness of their investment.
Course Presenter: Tony Russell-Rose
Tony Russell-Rose is Director of UXLabs, a UX research and design consultancy specialising in complex search and information access applications. He was Manager of User Experience at Endeca and editor of the Endeca UI Design Pattern Library, an online resource dedicated to best practice in the design of search and discovery experiences. Prior to this he was technical lead at Reuters, specialising in advanced user interfaces for information access and search. information retrieval. Tony holds a PhD in human-computer interaction, an MSc in cognitive psychology and a first degree in engineering, majoring in human factors. He holds the position of Honorary Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Interactive Systems Research, City University, London.
Costs (including lunch and refreshments):
UKeiG members £170 + VAT at the current rate; others £210 + VAT at the current rate
To register your interest in this meeting, reserve a place, or request further details, please email [log in to unmask] Further details are also available via the UKeiG website at http://www.ukeig.org.uk/trainingevent/search-usability-filters-and-facets-tony-russell-rose
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