A Few Good Resources on "Search"

Faceted search enables users to navigate a multi-dimensional information space by combining text search with a progressive narrowing of choices in each dimension.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceted_search

Are users really ready for faceted search?

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Search Patterns

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Flickr: Faceted Navigation

BoxesAndArrows: Search Behavior Patterns

BoxesAndArrows: Advancing Advanced Search

Jacob Nielsen: Search And You May Find

TBray.org: On Search: The Users

Wikipedia: Progressive Disclosure

Wikipedia: Faceted Classification

Tom Reamy: Faceted Navigation (PDF)

Welie.com: Faceted Navigation

Designing Information Architecture for Search (PPT)

Bast / Weber: When You’re Lost for Words: Faceted Search with Autocompletion (PDF)

Hearst: UIs for Faceted Navigation (PDF)

Yahoo Design Pattern Library

UI design patterns: What the user wants to accomplish, and when to use each pattern.

SEARCH

Search Pagination

NAVIGATION

Breadcrumbs

Links

Alphanumeric Filter Links

Tabs

Module Tabs

Navigation Tabs

BROWSING

Page Grids

Pagination

Item Pagination

Search Pagination

SELECTION

Auto Complete

Calendar Picker

Carousel

RICH INTERACTION

Drag and Drop

Drag and Drop Modules

Invitation

Cursor Invitation

Drop Invitation

Tool Tip Invitation

Hover Invitation

Transition

Animate

Brighten

Collapse

Cross Fade

Dim

Expand

Fade In

Fade Out

Self-Healing

Slide

Spotlight

SOCIAL

Ratings & Reviews

Architecture of a Review

Rating an Object

Vote to Promote

Writing a Review

Reputation

Competitive Spectrum

Named Levels

Numbered Levels

Identifying Labels

Points

Collectible Achievements

Ranking

Leaderboard

Top X

Sign-in Continuity

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