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"A better search interface with more advanced methods of your query would have improved the whole experience for me"

Participant in EBONI encyclopaedia evaluation

Tables of contents and indexes both offer access points for browsing. These can be supplemented by search tools which provide another method of finding information in an electronic text, and are appreciated by readers (especially readers of reference material such as encyclopaedias). They should not replace tables of contents and indexes, and should be intelligent enough to simulate and enhance the way readers search in paper books. A choice between simple searches (searching the whole book, a chapter or a page for a keyword), and advanced searches should be offered to suit different levels of reader. Search tips should be provided.


4.1 Provide an intelligent search tool to supplement tables of contents and indexes
4.2 Offer simple and advanced search options

Figure 4.1

Figure 4.1. Search tool: Neuroscience for Kids by Eric Chudler

Neuroscience for Kids provides a simple method of searching its pages, with the options to look for a phrase, stem words, and find words that match the case used in the search box.

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Figure 4.2

Figure 4.2. Search tool: The Psychology of Cyberspace by John Suler

The Psychology of Cyberspace offers a basic search tool in addition to its table of contents and index.

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