[Sigia-l] References for search quotes

[Christina Wodtke]

I had less luck with your second query..

> 2. That even having a link to advanced search makes search less
> successful (OK, I don't believe this one, but I remember reading it - I
> don't think it was just the Nielsen recommendation on getting rid of
> advanced search)

this was as close to an answer as I could get.
http://www.useit.com/alertbox/9707b.html

"Advanced search is fine if offered on a different page than the simple
search."

and
http://wdvl.internet.com/Authoring/Design/Usability/use5_2.html
"Boolean search should be avoided because all experience shows that users
cannot use it correctly. "

I suspect you might be misremembering...

I used yahoo search to locate both these searches on search. how meta!


bonus link: http://www.wqusability.com/articles/search-usability.html