The Bohemian Bookshelf: Supporting Serendipitous Book Discoveries through Information Visualization

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dc.contributor.authorThudt, Alice
dc.contributor.authorHinrichs, Uta
dc.contributor.authorCarpendale, Sheelagh
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-28T20:05:03Z
dc.date.available2015-07-28T20:05:03Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractSerendipity, a trigger of exciting yet unexpected discoveries, is an important but comparatively neglected factor in information seeking, research, and ideation. We suggest that serendipity can be facilitated through visualization. To explore this, we introduce the Bohemian Bookshelf, which aims to support serendipitous discoveries in the context of digital book collections. The Bohemian Bookshelf consists of five interlinked visualizations each offering a unique overview of the collection. It aims at encouraging serendipity by (1) offering multiple visual access points to the collection, (2) highlighting adjacencies between books, (3) providing flexible visual pathways for exploring the collection, (4) enticing curiosity through abstract, metaphorical, and visually distinct representations of books, and (5) enabling a playful approach to information exploration. A deployment at a library revealed that visitors embraced this approach of utilizing visualization to support open-ended explorations and serendipitous discoveries. This encourages future explorations into promoting serendipity through information visualization.en_US
dc.description.refereedYesen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/2207676.2208607
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1880/50667
dc.publisherACMen_US
dc.publisher.urlhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1145/2207676.2208607en_US
dc.titleThe Bohemian Bookshelf: Supporting Serendipitous Book Discoveries through Information Visualizationen_US
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