ER&L 2015

February 22–25, 2015

Austin, Texas

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Relevance Ranking – A Critical Aspect of “Discoverability”

Wednesday, February 25, 2015 at 8:30 AM–9:15 AM CST

Salon E

Conference Track

5. User Experience

Keywords

discovery, search, relevance, ranking, user experience

Learning Objectives

Understand the importance of relevance ranking in discovery
Learn how relevance ranking impacts the user experience
Recognize the factors that impact relevance ranking algorithms
Identify one approach to continuously improve relevance ranking

Abstract

Relevance ranking connects researchers to the information they are seeking. Relevance ranking is essential and integral to discovery, along with speed, ease of use and reliability. Discover the factors that impact relevance ranking algorithms and learn how relevance ranking is continuously improved to generate results that best match users' queries.