%0 Journal Article %1 olston2003 %A Olston, C. %A Chi, E.H. %C New York, NY, USA %D 2003 %I ACM Press %J ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact. %K SEMINAL goals search social-factors %N 3 %P 177--197 %R http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/937549.937550 %T ScentTrails: Integrating browsing and searching on the Web %U http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=937550 %V 10 %X The two predominant paradigms for finding information on the Web are browsing and keyword searching. While they exhibit complementary advantages, neither paradigm alone is adequate for complex information goals that lend themselves partially to browsing and partially to searching. To integrate browsing and searching smoothly into a single interface, we introduce a novel approach called ScentTrails. Based on the concept of information scent developed in the context of information foraging theory, ScentTrails highlights hyperlinks to indicate paths to search results. This interface enables users to interpolate smoothly between searching and browsing to locate content matching complex information goals effectively. In a preliminary user study, ScentTrails enabled subjects to find information more quickly than by either searching or browsing alone.

@article{olston2003, abstract = {The two predominant paradigms for finding information on the Web are browsing and keyword searching. While they exhibit complementary advantages, neither paradigm alone is adequate for complex information goals that lend themselves partially to browsing and partially to searching. To integrate browsing and searching smoothly into a single interface, we introduce a novel approach called ScentTrails. Based on the concept of information scent developed in the context of information foraging theory, ScentTrails highlights hyperlinks to indicate paths to search results. This interface enables users to interpolate smoothly between searching and browsing to locate content matching complex information goals effectively. In a preliminary user study, ScentTrails enabled subjects to find information more quickly than by either searching or browsing alone.}, added-at = {2007-06-29T16:31:51.000+0200}, address = {New York, NY, USA}, author = {Olston, C. and Chi, E.H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/24eaca2af1b4cfd55ef2e2c6974f1a98c/mstrohm}, description = {ScentTrails}, doi = {http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/937549.937550}, interhash = {0bc48c3821dc221c5623e4cdb4bd5306}, intrahash = {4eaca2af1b4cfd55ef2e2c6974f1a98c}, issn = {1073-0516}, journal = {ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.}, keywords = {SEMINAL goals search social-factors}, number = 3, pages = {177--197}, publisher = {ACM Press}, timestamp = {2007-08-09T15:01:15.000+0200}, title = {ScentTrails: Integrating browsing and searching on the Web}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=937550}, volume = 10, year = 2003 }