Cicli Di Incontri Per Imprenditori E Responsabili Aziendali Vers Defsalonedimpresa
SALONE D'IMPRESA: realizza network
di comunità tra persone, manager , imprenditori del Nord Est, Università , Imprese pubbliche e private nazionali ed internazionali , proponendo network e iniziative di innovazione e formazione volte alla crescita aziendale, alla realizzazione di percorsi di coaching personalizzati per imprenditori e responsabili aziendali; organizza convegni, meeting e workshop, crea cenacoli specializzati e professionali su specifiche aree funzionali
(Controllo di Gestione, Risorse Umane, IT, General Management, PMI)
Not available, or not found? Lessons from user queries in the Oria catalog at...TimelessFuture
Presentation of an analysis of Oria queries at the University of Oslo. (see also: http://www.ub.uio.no/om/prosjekter/the-visualisation-project/news/oria-analysis)
Cicli Di Incontri Per Imprenditori E Responsabili Aziendali Vers Defsalonedimpresa
SALONE D'IMPRESA: realizza network
di comunità tra persone, manager , imprenditori del Nord Est, Università , Imprese pubbliche e private nazionali ed internazionali , proponendo network e iniziative di innovazione e formazione volte alla crescita aziendale, alla realizzazione di percorsi di coaching personalizzati per imprenditori e responsabili aziendali; organizza convegni, meeting e workshop, crea cenacoli specializzati e professionali su specifiche aree funzionali
(Controllo di Gestione, Risorse Umane, IT, General Management, PMI)
Not available, or not found? Lessons from user queries in the Oria catalog at...TimelessFuture
Presentation of an analysis of Oria queries at the University of Oslo. (see also: http://www.ub.uio.no/om/prosjekter/the-visualisation-project/news/oria-analysis)
Short panel presentation at AVA-Net Symposium 2016 - theme: "Building a Future-proof AV Archive", Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld & Geluid), Hilversum, July 1st 2016. https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/avanet-symposium
Towards Multidimensional Web Archive Access (IIPC 2016)TimelessFuture
Presentation at IIPC 2016 conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 14 April 2016. Abstract:
Web archiving institutions have jointly harvested Petabytes of archived web content, in potential an exceptionally rich data source for researchers across the globe. These web archives are multidimensional by nature. First, a temporal dimension arises from different versions of web content accumulated over time. Second, a hierarchical dimension is implied as web archives may be examined at different analytical levels (Brügger, 2010), examples include the level of the web sphere, website and web page.
Scholars often focus their analysis on a specific analytical level and temporal range, for example looking at electoral web spheres at election times (Xenos and Bennet, 2007) or hyperlinking in news websites across time (Karlsson et al, 2015). However, we claim that this scholarly practice is not well supported by current web archive access tools, that usually allow only access at the page level and do not offer insights into the temporal development of broader selections of archived Web content, such as web spheres or websites. Hence, there is a need for more flexible access services in a research context.
In this presentation, we conceptually and practically explore how to address this mismatch. We illustrate how the temporal dimension can be harnessed by aggregating web content using different time ranges and the hierarchical dimension accommodated by novel aggregation support. Utilizing a concrete use case, we illustrate the potential usefulness of these representations of aggregated Web content. We analyze and compare the temporal evolution of various categories of websites in the Dutch Web Archive (such as news, history-related and government websites) across a five-year period. In this analysis, we look at the evolution of textual content, internal structure and image content across categories and websites. Finally, our presentation indicates how these types of aggregated representations may be integrated into future search systems for Web archives.
WebART: Facilitating Scholarly Use of Web Archives (IIPC, Apr. 2013)TimelessFuture
Presentation at symposium “Scholarly Access to Web Archives: Progress, Requirements and Challenges”, IIPC, April 25, 2013 (Ljubljana, Slovenia). This presentation discusses the results of the WebART project’s first year, in which different research disciplines joined forces to tackle the issue of scholarly access to Web archives. It introduces WebARTist, a novel Web archive search interface, and discusses the potential of scholarly research using Web archives, as well as current barriers to success, based on the experiences gained during a pilot project.
From multistage information seeking models to multistage search systems (IIiX...TimelessFuture
Presentation at Information Interaction in Context (IIiX) conference 2014. Best presentation award. Paper available via: humanities.uva.nl/~kamps/publications/2014/huur:from14.pdf
WebART: hoe maak je webarchieven bruikbaar voor de wetenschap? (Dutch)TimelessFuture
(Dutch) Presentatie namens WebART op studiedag "Webarchivering in Nederland" // WebART presentation at "Web archiving in the Netherlands" symposium, 30 Oct 2014 [http://www.webarchiving.nl/news/ncdd-webarchivering-in-nederland]. Related work: http://www.slideshare.net/TimelessFuture/finding-pages-on-the-unarchived-web-dl-2014
Finding Pages on the Unarchived Web (DL 2014)TimelessFuture
Presentation at the Digital Libraries conference 2014 (DL 2014), in London, UK. Nominated for Best Paper award. Full paper available via: humanities.uva.nl/~kamps/publications/2014/huur:find14.pdf
Presented by Chris Bulock and Lynn Fields.
Discovery is a key component of a library's services, and user expectations are high. Even if a web-scale discovery system isn't in the cards, there is plenty a library can do to improve discovery for their users. Librarians at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been engaged in an ongoing discovery improvement project encompassing the website, catalog, database lists and more, all based on extensive user feedback. The presenters will share successful strategies for evaluating and improving discovery, no expensive software or programming skills necessary.
Discovery on a budget: Improved searching without a Web-scale discovery productNASIG
Discovery is a key component of a library's services, and user expectations are high. Even if a web-scale discovery system isn't in the cards, there is plenty a library can do to improve discovery for their users. Librarians at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been engaged in an ongoing discovery improvement project encompassing the website, catalog, database lists and more, all based on extensive user feedback. The presenters will share successful strategies for evaluating and improving discovery, no expensive software or programming skills necessary.
Chris Bulock and Lynette Fields, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Andrade and Hazlitt collaborated to design a Library Orientation & Tour workshop to predominantly Spanish-speaking staff in the university’s Facilities department, who had been underserved in opportunities for professional development. Using word-of-mouth networks on campus to promote the program, and a an organization called “Viernes Por La Tarde” to recruit faculty, staff, and student volunteers from all walks at LMU, a five-part series of workshops was created. Included is the history and evolution of the Computer Literacy Workshops; the description of the results of an LMU Service Staff Technology and Library Skills Survey; and the provision of strategies for implementing a similar program at other institutions.
–Jamie Hazlitt, Outreach Librarian, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
–Raymundo Andrade, Library Assistant III, Loyola Marymount University
Redesigning the Open Access Institutional RepositoryEdward Luca
This lecture presents a redesign project of UTS's institutional repository, OPUS. It explains some of the challenges faced by libraries in ensuring eRepository participation, and investigates three user groups - academics, librarians, and information seekers. User experience principles are used to address issues around navigation, terminology, and visual identity.
Presented as a guest lecture to Designing for the Web (Spring 2016) students.
Short panel presentation at AVA-Net Symposium 2016 - theme: "Building a Future-proof AV Archive", Dutch Institute for Sound and Vision (Beeld & Geluid), Hilversum, July 1st 2016. https://www.beeldengeluid.nl/avanet-symposium
Towards Multidimensional Web Archive Access (IIPC 2016)TimelessFuture
Presentation at IIPC 2016 conference, Reykjavik, Iceland, 14 April 2016. Abstract:
Web archiving institutions have jointly harvested Petabytes of archived web content, in potential an exceptionally rich data source for researchers across the globe. These web archives are multidimensional by nature. First, a temporal dimension arises from different versions of web content accumulated over time. Second, a hierarchical dimension is implied as web archives may be examined at different analytical levels (Brügger, 2010), examples include the level of the web sphere, website and web page.
Scholars often focus their analysis on a specific analytical level and temporal range, for example looking at electoral web spheres at election times (Xenos and Bennet, 2007) or hyperlinking in news websites across time (Karlsson et al, 2015). However, we claim that this scholarly practice is not well supported by current web archive access tools, that usually allow only access at the page level and do not offer insights into the temporal development of broader selections of archived Web content, such as web spheres or websites. Hence, there is a need for more flexible access services in a research context.
In this presentation, we conceptually and practically explore how to address this mismatch. We illustrate how the temporal dimension can be harnessed by aggregating web content using different time ranges and the hierarchical dimension accommodated by novel aggregation support. Utilizing a concrete use case, we illustrate the potential usefulness of these representations of aggregated Web content. We analyze and compare the temporal evolution of various categories of websites in the Dutch Web Archive (such as news, history-related and government websites) across a five-year period. In this analysis, we look at the evolution of textual content, internal structure and image content across categories and websites. Finally, our presentation indicates how these types of aggregated representations may be integrated into future search systems for Web archives.
WebART: Facilitating Scholarly Use of Web Archives (IIPC, Apr. 2013)TimelessFuture
Presentation at symposium “Scholarly Access to Web Archives: Progress, Requirements and Challenges”, IIPC, April 25, 2013 (Ljubljana, Slovenia). This presentation discusses the results of the WebART project’s first year, in which different research disciplines joined forces to tackle the issue of scholarly access to Web archives. It introduces WebARTist, a novel Web archive search interface, and discusses the potential of scholarly research using Web archives, as well as current barriers to success, based on the experiences gained during a pilot project.
From multistage information seeking models to multistage search systems (IIiX...TimelessFuture
Presentation at Information Interaction in Context (IIiX) conference 2014. Best presentation award. Paper available via: humanities.uva.nl/~kamps/publications/2014/huur:from14.pdf
WebART: hoe maak je webarchieven bruikbaar voor de wetenschap? (Dutch)TimelessFuture
(Dutch) Presentatie namens WebART op studiedag "Webarchivering in Nederland" // WebART presentation at "Web archiving in the Netherlands" symposium, 30 Oct 2014 [http://www.webarchiving.nl/news/ncdd-webarchivering-in-nederland]. Related work: http://www.slideshare.net/TimelessFuture/finding-pages-on-the-unarchived-web-dl-2014
Finding Pages on the Unarchived Web (DL 2014)TimelessFuture
Presentation at the Digital Libraries conference 2014 (DL 2014), in London, UK. Nominated for Best Paper award. Full paper available via: humanities.uva.nl/~kamps/publications/2014/huur:find14.pdf
Presented by Chris Bulock and Lynn Fields.
Discovery is a key component of a library's services, and user expectations are high. Even if a web-scale discovery system isn't in the cards, there is plenty a library can do to improve discovery for their users. Librarians at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been engaged in an ongoing discovery improvement project encompassing the website, catalog, database lists and more, all based on extensive user feedback. The presenters will share successful strategies for evaluating and improving discovery, no expensive software or programming skills necessary.
Discovery on a budget: Improved searching without a Web-scale discovery productNASIG
Discovery is a key component of a library's services, and user expectations are high. Even if a web-scale discovery system isn't in the cards, there is plenty a library can do to improve discovery for their users. Librarians at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville have been engaged in an ongoing discovery improvement project encompassing the website, catalog, database lists and more, all based on extensive user feedback. The presenters will share successful strategies for evaluating and improving discovery, no expensive software or programming skills necessary.
Chris Bulock and Lynette Fields, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Andrade and Hazlitt collaborated to design a Library Orientation & Tour workshop to predominantly Spanish-speaking staff in the university’s Facilities department, who had been underserved in opportunities for professional development. Using word-of-mouth networks on campus to promote the program, and a an organization called “Viernes Por La Tarde” to recruit faculty, staff, and student volunteers from all walks at LMU, a five-part series of workshops was created. Included is the history and evolution of the Computer Literacy Workshops; the description of the results of an LMU Service Staff Technology and Library Skills Survey; and the provision of strategies for implementing a similar program at other institutions.
–Jamie Hazlitt, Outreach Librarian, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
–Raymundo Andrade, Library Assistant III, Loyola Marymount University
Redesigning the Open Access Institutional RepositoryEdward Luca
This lecture presents a redesign project of UTS's institutional repository, OPUS. It explains some of the challenges faced by libraries in ensuring eRepository participation, and investigates three user groups - academics, librarians, and information seekers. User experience principles are used to address issues around navigation, terminology, and visual identity.
Presented as a guest lecture to Designing for the Web (Spring 2016) students.
Assessment in Space Designed for Experimentation: The University of Washingto...Lauren Ray
Presentation given at the 2014 Library Assessment Conference, Seattle, WA.
Assessments of newly renovated, academic library spaces may measure student demographics, use and satisfaction. More recently, libraries have looked at expanding new space assessment to include impact on student learning. How might assessment look within a space designed for experimentation and cross-disciplinary connection? Our presentation will center on assessments conducted at the University of Washington Libraries Research Commons, a space intended to meet collaborative needs, foster interdisciplinary connections and provide a sandbox for innovating and testing new library space designs, service models and programs.
From Transaction to Collaboration: Scholarly Communications Design at UConn L...Greg Colati
A joint presentation to the Coalition for Networked Information Spring membership meeting in April 2017. This discusses our research project to propose a new approach to the scholarly creation process and reward system, and understand how libraries fit into this new environment.
In front of our very eyes the value of UX research methodsAndy Priestner
A presentation I gave on the value of applying User Experience research methods in libraries at the LIASA conference in Johannesburg, South Africa in October 2017.
Do I Have the Best Library Website on the Planet or What?Rene Erlandson
In the past decade, many libraries redefined their user communities, their sphere of influence and their obligation to the communities they serve. Gone were the geographic limitations which previously influenced the physical library space and the content of library Websites. Libraries began to look for ways to connect users with resources beyond local collections. The philosophical shift in libraries, from local to global, was reflected in the evolution of library Websites into information portals. Users no longer visit library Websites solely for information about the local library. Instead visitors now expect library Websites to provide access to information resources found in collections throughout the world. During the development of library managed information portals, many library Websites became dumping grounds for links to vast numbers of off-site collections and to the administrative minutia of the hosting library, leaving patrons struggling to navigate through multiple layers of pages and menus in order to finally access the desired information.
Usage data and usability testing provide the basis for library development of effective, user-friendly interfaces. A successful library Website meets the needs of the user--it is easy to navigate, aesthetically pleasing and results in few errors. Time spent analyzing an institution’s Website will result in a better user experience for virtual library visitors, leaving them with a positive feeling about the library. These slides highlight website usage data collection applications, define usability, outline formal usability testing methods, discuss how to integrate collected information with future website development, outline a sustainable usability schedule and discuss some of the usability study pitfalls and successes encountered by University of Nebraska Omaha Library.
Slides are from a session presented at Brick & Click: An Academic Library Symposium, 2011, by Rene J. Erlandson & Rachel Erb.
Your data is great, but does it work for your usersvickybuser
How can you be confident that you’re organising and labelling your content in ways that best meet the needs of the people using it? What appears logical in the data may not turn out to reflect the way your users see the world. It’s tempting to make assumptions about your users based on your own experiences, but it’s far better to find out directly from the users themselves. For effective information architecture (IA), user research is crucial for developing knowledge about users’ information seeking behaviours, the trigger words they're looking for, and how they understand the subject domain.
In this session we’ll look at what user research is and the role it plays in figuring out how to structure successful content-rich websites. We’ll take a whistle-stop tour of a toolbox of user research tools and techniques, and how to mix and match the methods to get the best results. For example, during a typical IA project you’d aim to balance the insights gained from search log and usage data analysis with more qualitative techniques such as interviews (to learn about people's information needs), card sorts (to get a sense of how people group and label content) and tree tests (to find out how people look for content). We’ll also briefly cover personas, surveys, contextual inquiry, usability testing, A/B testing, and diary studies. We’ll use examples to show how a better understanding of your users can help you to support them in finding what they need.
You’ll discover why it’s always important to do user research, what methods to use when, and how to avoid some of the potential pitfalls (like recruiting the wrong participants, asking the wrong types of questions, or doing the research in the wrong phase of a project). We’ll also discuss the challenges of finding the time and resources to do the research in the first place, framing it in order to challenge your assumptions, and finally making sure you can deliver value from it in ways that will most benefit your users.
For IKEA, the yearly Catalogue is the main communication channel with existing and potential customers globally. This case study shows how the 2013 edition of the Catalogue and possible covers for the 2014 edition were evaluated qualitatively around the world, through Market Research Online Communities (or Consumer Consulting Boards) in five different countries.
Supporting the Interpretation of Enriched Audiovisual Sources through Tempora...TimelessFuture
This presentation at DH Benelux 2019, receiving one of the two best paper awards, includes findings of the ReVI project. This was a pilot looking at enhancing the Resource Viewer of the CLARIAH Media Suite, where audiovisual materials can be played. Specifically, the ReVI project looked at optimal ways "to support the exploration of different types of content metadata of audiovisual sources, such as segment information or automatic transcripts." During the project, various design thinking sessions were conducted, and a prototype including temporal content visualizations of audiovisual materials was created and evaluated in a user study. The findings of the user study showed a clear value of temporal visualizations and advanced annotation features for research purposes, as well as the continued importance of a data and tool criticism approach. New content exploration tools can benefit scholars doing research with audiovisual sources, for instance in media studies, oral history, film studies, and other disciplines which are increasingly using audiovisual media. The findings documented in the DH Benelux 2019 paper may serve as an inspiration for improving AV-media-based research tools. Concretely, it will also inform the further enhancement of the Resource Viewer of the CLARIAH Media Suite.
The Multi-Stage Experience: the Simulated Work Task Approach to Studying Info...TimelessFuture
Presentation given at the CHIIR 2019 Workshop on Barriers to Interactive IR Resources Re-use (Glasgow, UK, March 14, 2019).
This experience paper shines more light on a simulated work task approach to studying information seeking stages. This explicit multi-stage approach was first utilized in a CHIIIR 2016 paper to investigate the utility of search user interface (SUI) features at different macro-level stages of complex tasks. We focus on the paper’s terminology, research design, methodology anduse of previous resources. Finally, based on our experience, we reflect on the potential for re-using our multistage approach and on general barriers to re-use in an Interactive Information Retrieval research context.
Proceedings available at: http://ceur-ws.org/Vol-2337/
Presentation of project outcomes during a 'breakfast meeting' at the University of Oslo. More information at the project site: bit.ly/visualnavigationproject
KNVI 2017: De collectie in een ander licht - Creatieve inzet van nieuwe techn...TimelessFuture
Deze presentatie laat zien hoe nieuwe, visuele, manieren van toegang de collecties van universiteitsbibliotheken in een ander licht kunnen zetten. In het ‘Visual Navigation Project’ aan de UB Oslo wordt geëxperimenteerd met nieuwe vormen van navigatie van bibliotheekcollecties. Dit gebeurt niet alleen in het digitale domein, maar ook in de fysieke bibliotheekomgeving, bijvoorbeeld door middel van de integratie van touch screens en touch tables. In de presentatie worden de verschillende fasen van het projectonderzoek besproken, van idee tot realisatie, inclusief de belangrijke rol van gebruikersstudies en evaluaties gedurende het proces. Tenslotte wordt aangegeven hoe de resultaten van het project kunnen worden toegepast door andere bibliotheken.
Chaos&Order: Using visualization as a means to explore large heritage collec...TimelessFuture
*note: download original powerpoint to view animations*. Presentation at 4th Int. Alexandria Workshop (19./20. October 2017) - Foundations for Temporal Retrieval, Exploration and Analytics in Web Archives.
Workshop: Inspirational Journeys - Challenges and Solutions for Visual Naviga...TimelessFuture
Workshop organized by the Visual Navigation Project at the VIRAK conference (http://www.ub.uio.no/om/prosjekter/the-visualisation-project/events/visual-navigation-workshop-at-virak.html)
From Exploration to Construction - How to Support the Complex Dynamics of In...TimelessFuture
Search engines on the Web provide a world of information at our fingertips, and the answers to many of our common questions are just one click away. However, for the complex and multifaceted tasks involving a process of knowledge construction, various information seeking models describe an intricate set of cognitive stages (Kuhlthau, 2004; Vakkari, 2001). These stages influence the interplay of users’ feelings, thoughts and actions. Despite the evidence of the models, common search engines, nowadays the prime intermediaries between information and user, still feature a streamlined set of 'ten blue links'. While efficient for lookup tasks, this approach may not be beneficial for supporting sustained information-intensive tasks and knowledge construction. Would there be other approaches to support the complex dynamics of these ventures? Based on previous experiments, this talk discusses how the utility of search functionality during different stages of complex tasks is essentially dynamic. This provides opportunities for designing 'stage-aware' search systems, which may evolve along with a user's information journey.
How to Make a Field invisible in Odoo 17Celine George
It is possible to hide or invisible some fields in odoo. Commonly using “invisible” attribute in the field definition to invisible the fields. This slide will show how to make a field invisible in odoo 17.
This is a presentation by Dada Robert in a Your Skill Boost masterclass organised by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan (EFSS) on Saturday, the 25th and Sunday, the 26th of May 2024.
He discussed the concept of quality improvement, emphasizing its applicability to various aspects of life, including personal, project, and program improvements. He defined quality as doing the right thing at the right time in the right way to achieve the best possible results and discussed the concept of the "gap" between what we know and what we do, and how this gap represents the areas we need to improve. He explained the scientific approach to quality improvement, which involves systematic performance analysis, testing and learning, and implementing change ideas. He also highlighted the importance of client focus and a team approach to quality improvement.
We all have good and bad thoughts from time to time and situation to situation. We are bombarded daily with spiraling thoughts(both negative and positive) creating all-consuming feel , making us difficult to manage with associated suffering. Good thoughts are like our Mob Signal (Positive thought) amidst noise(negative thought) in the atmosphere. Negative thoughts like noise outweigh positive thoughts. These thoughts often create unwanted confusion, trouble, stress and frustration in our mind as well as chaos in our physical world. Negative thoughts are also known as “distorted thinking”.
Ethnobotany and Ethnopharmacology:
Ethnobotany in herbal drug evaluation,
Impact of Ethnobotany in traditional medicine,
New development in herbals,
Bio-prospecting tools for drug discovery,
Role of Ethnopharmacology in drug evaluation,
Reverse Pharmacology.
Students, digital devices and success - Andreas Schleicher - 27 May 2024..pptxEduSkills OECD
Andreas Schleicher presents at the OECD webinar ‘Digital devices in schools: detrimental distraction or secret to success?’ on 27 May 2024. The presentation was based on findings from PISA 2022 results and the webinar helped launch the PISA in Focus ‘Managing screen time: How to protect and equip students against distraction’ https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/education/managing-screen-time_7c225af4-en and the OECD Education Policy Perspective ‘Students, digital devices and success’ can be found here - https://oe.cd/il/5yV
How to Create Map Views in the Odoo 17 ERPCeline George
The map views are useful for providing a geographical representation of data. They allow users to visualize and analyze the data in a more intuitive manner.
Welcome to TechSoup New Member Orientation and Q&A (May 2024).pdfTechSoup
In this webinar you will learn how your organization can access TechSoup's wide variety of product discount and donation programs. From hardware to software, we'll give you a tour of the tools available to help your nonprofit with productivity, collaboration, financial management, donor tracking, security, and more.
Unit 8 - Information and Communication Technology (Paper I).pdfThiyagu K
This slides describes the basic concepts of ICT, basics of Email, Emerging Technology and Digital Initiatives in Education. This presentations aligns with the UGC Paper I syllabus.
The Roman Empire A Historical Colossus.pdfkaushalkr1407
The Roman Empire, a vast and enduring power, stands as one of history's most remarkable civilizations, leaving an indelible imprint on the world. It emerged from the Roman Republic, transitioning into an imperial powerhouse under the leadership of Augustus Caesar in 27 BCE. This transformation marked the beginning of an era defined by unprecedented territorial expansion, architectural marvels, and profound cultural influence.
The empire's roots lie in the city of Rome, founded, according to legend, by Romulus in 753 BCE. Over centuries, Rome evolved from a small settlement to a formidable republic, characterized by a complex political system with elected officials and checks on power. However, internal strife, class conflicts, and military ambitions paved the way for the end of the Republic. Julius Caesar’s dictatorship and subsequent assassination in 44 BCE created a power vacuum, leading to a civil war. Octavian, later Augustus, emerged victorious, heralding the Roman Empire’s birth.
Under Augustus, the empire experienced the Pax Romana, a 200-year period of relative peace and stability. Augustus reformed the military, established efficient administrative systems, and initiated grand construction projects. The empire's borders expanded, encompassing territories from Britain to Egypt and from Spain to the Euphrates. Roman legions, renowned for their discipline and engineering prowess, secured and maintained these vast territories, building roads, fortifications, and cities that facilitated control and integration.
The Roman Empire’s society was hierarchical, with a rigid class system. At the top were the patricians, wealthy elites who held significant political power. Below them were the plebeians, free citizens with limited political influence, and the vast numbers of slaves who formed the backbone of the economy. The family unit was central, governed by the paterfamilias, the male head who held absolute authority.
Culturally, the Romans were eclectic, absorbing and adapting elements from the civilizations they encountered, particularly the Greeks. Roman art, literature, and philosophy reflected this synthesis, creating a rich cultural tapestry. Latin, the Roman language, became the lingua franca of the Western world, influencing numerous modern languages.
Roman architecture and engineering achievements were monumental. They perfected the arch, vault, and dome, constructing enduring structures like the Colosseum, Pantheon, and aqueducts. These engineering marvels not only showcased Roman ingenuity but also served practical purposes, from public entertainment to water supply.
Basic phrases for greeting and assisting costumers
The Value of Multistage Search Systems for Book Search
1. Hugo Huurdeman, Jaap Kamps, !
Marijn Koolen and Sanna Kumpulainen!
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University of Amsterdam
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Social Book Search Workshop, CLEF conference 2015
The Value of Multistage
Search Systems for Book Search
2.
3. 1. Introduction
• Interactive Social Book Search track!
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• Amazon / LibraryThing book data !
• focused and open search tasks!
• baseline and multistage interfaces!
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• social-book-search.humanities.uva.nl/#/interactive
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• Joint study 2015 iteration: [Gaede-etAl15]:
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• 192 participants!
• 97 in baseline interface, 95 in multistage interface
4. 1. Introduction: baseline interface
• ‘standard’ search
interface
!
• single screen
• query box
• results list
• left column: facet filters
• right column: ‘book bag’
for book selections
Baseline interface
5. • The multistage interface
contains three screens
!
• Aim: support different stages
in the search process:
browse, search & review
!
• Inspired by various models
of the information seeking
process [Vakkari01,Kuhlthau03]
Multistage interface: search
Multistage interface: browse
Multistage interface: review
1. Introduction: multistage
6. 2. Our Participation
• What is the value of a multistage interface
for book search?!
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1. influence on task duration, book
selection and interaction patterns
2. influence on user engagement
7. 2.1 Task duration
• How much time was spent
in each task and interface?
!
• Participants spend more
time in the focused task
than the open task
!
• Participants spend
significantly more time in
the multistage interface,
regardless of the task
time spent (seconds)
8. 2.2 Bookbag: overview
• How many books were
selected per task and
interface?
!
• More books in focused task
than open task (significant)
!
• Slightly more books were
selected in the multistage
interface, as compared to the
baseline (not significant)
number of selected books
9. 2.2 Bookbag: overlap between the tasks
• Only 9 participants have
overlap in the book bags
for the two tasks
(7 out of 9 just one book..)
• User may interpret some sub-
tasks of the focused task in a
similar way as the open task
(e.g. hobbies/personal interests
or fun). What is the overlap in
collected books between the
tasks?
!
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10. 2.2 Bookbag: overlap between participants
• What degree of selected
books is the same
across participants?
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11. 2.2 Bookbag: overlap between participants
• What degree of selected
books is the same
across participants?
!
• More overlap in
baseline (BL)
• Evidence for more
varied selections in
the multistage
interface (MS)
0
0.06
0.12
0.18
0.24
Open task Focused task
14%
7%
23%
7%
MSBL MSBL
12. 2.3 User actions
• Paginate used more
in multistage
• deeper
exploration
!
!
!
!
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!
!
!
!
!
mean frequencies of actions
13. 2.3 User actions
• Paginate used more
in multistage
• deeper
exploration
!
• Few filters and
queries in multistage
• more options to
explore and
review results
!
!
!
!
!
mean frequencies of actions
14. 2.3 User actions
• Paginate used more
in multistage
• deeper
exploration
!
• Few filters and
queries in multistage
• more options to
explore and
review results
!
• Less/more book
metadata views:
• triggered to view
more in open
task?
mean frequencies of actions
15. 2.4 Use of interface panels: transition prob.
Focused task Open task
16. 2.4 Use of interface panels: time spent
• Time spent!
• Focused task: search
screen used for longest
duration;
• open task: browse
!
!
!
!
!
!
Time spent in each panel (sec)
17. 2.4 Use of interface panels: switches
• Time spent!
• Focused task: search
screen used for longest
duration;
• open task: browse
!
• Switches!
• Training task: participants
went “in order” through
panels”
• Other tasks: more varied
• 5 subtasks
Switches between panels
Time spent in each panel (sec)
19. 2.5 Participants’ Perceptions
• Using multidimensional User Engagement Scale [O’Brien-Toms15]
!
• Significant (Mann-Whitney):
• Felt Involvement: “how much fun users were having during the
interaction and how drawn in”
• Endurability: “the assessment of users' perception of success with a
task, and their willingness to use an application in future or recommend
it to others”
p=0.006p=0.041
* engagement did not significantly differ between age groups (18-25, 26-35, 35+)
20. 3 Conclusion
• Longer task duration in multistage
interface
• Different use of search features
• less queries / filters in multistage
• Not necessarily more books, but more
varied sets of books
• More user engagement!
!
• Users seem to be willing to switch
interface panels and use them for different
activity types
!
• Positive evidence ‘multistage’ approach
21. Discussion
• Influence personal differences
participants
• motivation, location, language skills,
education, etc.
• users who frequently search for books in
(online) bookstores?
!
• Task properties
• open vs. focused task (5 subtasks),
• possible to differentiate more easily?
• task order
!
• From narrative to interactions
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23. Hugo Huurdeman, Jaap Kamps, !
Marijn Koolen and Sanna Kumpulainen!
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University of Amsterdam
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Social Book Search Workshop, CLEF conference 2015
The Value of Multistage
Search Systems for Book Search
