The ENQUIRE Interface

The framework described in the previous chapter was intended to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of a new user interface for Okapi. This chapter describes that interface, and the decision processes which underlie it.

• Design Principles
• User and Environment
  • The Typical User?
• Querying and Searching
  • Query Formulation and Reformulation
  • The Search Process
• Design Decisions
  • Presentation
  • Flow of Control
• Features and Functionality
  • Extensions
    • User-defined phrases
    • Query faceting
    • Graphical thesaurus display
    • Enriched hit-list display
    • Histories and backtracking
    • Playback logs
    • Multiple query methods
• Interface Components
  • The Entry Area
  • The Query Area
  • The Suggested Words Area
  • The Thesaurus Area
  • The Document Display Area
  • The Titles List Area
  • The Document Pool Area
  • The Button Bar
  • On-line Help