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Title:
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THE USE OF MULTI-MODALITY IN DELIVERING WEB RESULTS: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION |
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Author(s):
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Dimitrios Rigas , Antonio Ciuffreda |
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ISBN:
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978-972-8924-39-3 |
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Editors:
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António Palma dos Reis, Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao (series editors:Piet Kommers, Pedro Isaías and Nian-Shing Chen) |
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Year:
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2007 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Earcons, graphics, metaphors, multi-modality, Internet, web browsing. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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92 |
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Last Page:
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99 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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The paper describes an empirical investigation aimed at analyzing and comparing the level of usability of multi-modal
and non multi-modal results interfaces of search engines. An experimental Internet searching platform, named AVBro2,
was created appositely for this experiment. Five interfaces offered by this tool were used as basis for this experiment,
which involved a total number of fifty users. Every participant was required to perform three Internet query activities for
each of the five interfaces. Every query activity was based on the finding of specific information with the use of an exact
set of keywords. The outcome of this study demonstrated that experimental interfaces based on a multi-modal approach
or on a set of appropriate visual metaphors for browsing retrieved Internet results provided overall a higher level of
usability than traditional interfaces based on text. Obtained results also demonstrated the high level of functionality of
certain visual and audio metaphors for conveying specific information of retrieved documents. |
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