#14204
Users Don't Learn to Search Better
When we watched 30 users trying to search various sites for content they were interested in, we noticed a peculiar phenomenon: The more times the users searched, the less likely they were to find what they wanted.
User Interface Engineering (2002). Design>Web Design>Usability>Search
#23257
Using Categories to Improve Search 
The authors explore ways in which categories can be leveraged to improve search. An interface named SWISH is presented, in which search results are automatically categorized, and pages in the same category are grouped together.
Cutrell, Edward and Susan Dumais. Earthlink (2003). Design>Web Design>Search>Usability
#27534
Where's the Search? Re-examining User Expectations of Web Objects
In 2001, Bernard determined that users were able to form a schema for the location of web objects on informational websites. The current study investigates whether users' expectations have changed since the 2001 study. Changes were found in the expected location of the site search engine, internal links, and advertisements.
Shaikh, A. Dawn and Kelsi Lenz. Usability News (2006). Design>Web Design>Search>Usability
#26904
Google 的真实情况是怎样的呢？回答是：它并不简洁。 瞧，我喜欢 Google。它是个很棒的搜索引擎，但是我比较反感听到有人表扬它的外观优雅而简洁。见鬼，所有的搜索引擎都有一部分是优雅而又简洁的：在输入框中输入要查询的词语，然后按“回车”键。 “不”，有人会马上反对说：“Google的搜索页面是那样的简洁、优雅，没有和其它的功能挤在一起”。
Norman, Donald A. uiGarden (2006). (Chinese) Articles>Web Design>Usability>Search
#32752
Findability/SEO Cheat Sheet: Quick Guide to Web Standards SEO
A findability strategy cheat sheet that will guide you through all of the stuff you should be doing when creating new websites or even redesign existing ones.
Walter, Aarron. AarronWalter.com (2008). Articles>Web Design>Usability>Search Engine Optimization
#33956
Starting from Zero: Winning Strategies for No Search Results Pages
Search results pages are some of the most visited pages on typical e-commerce sites—to say nothing of a search engine like Google. Many articles appear each year about optimal search algorithms, database performance, and the like. In contrast, very few publications focus on improving the search experience from the customer’s perspective.
Nudelman, Greg. UXmatters (2009). Articles>Web Design>Search>Usability
#35096
Best Practices for Designing Faceted Search Filtersn
Recently, Office Depot redesigned their search user interface, adding attribute-based filtering and creating a more dynamic, interactive user experience. Unfortunately, Office Depot’s interaction design misses some key points, making their new search user interface less usable and, therefore, less effective. That’s the bad news. The good news is that the Office Depot site presents us with an excellent case study for demonstrating some of the important best practices for designing filters for faceted search results.
Nudelman, Greg. UXmatters (2009). Articles>Web Design>Search>Usability
#35162
Internal Site Search Analysis: Simple, Effective, Life Altering!
Now when people show up at a website, many of them ignore our lovingly crafted navigational elements and jump to the site search box. The increased use of site search as a core navigation method makes it very important to understand the data that site search generates.
Kaushik, Avinash. List Apart, A (2009). Articles>Web Design>Search>Usability
