The Game of Collaboration. 10 Information Retrieval Patterns — Joe Lamantia.com. In an earlier posting titled Goal Based Information Retrieval, I reviewed four modes of information retrieval that my team identified as addressing user goals in a broader and more effective fashion than the simple query and response searching common today.
In this follow-up, I'll share a set of 10 potentially reusable information retrieval patterns that describe the ways users combine and switch modes to meet goals: Each pattern is assembled from combinations of the same four modes. We found these patterns while analyzing and interpreting user research on the goals and behaviors of a wide variety of users active within a large information environment.
This environment provides complex financial services content and capabilities through a product-based user experience that requires a costly subscription. SeekerRegular CustomerExplorerInitial SubscriberVigilant SubscriberSkydiverWatchdogReturned ExpatriateVigilant CustomerCurious Subscriber Seeker The Seeker is looking for something. Information Interaction.