"Exploratory search: user behaviour and search engine adaptation" by Alan Medlar and Dorota Głowacka with Martin Vesely as coordinator

Exploratory searches are open-ended search tasks where users are learning, investigating or otherwise trying to acquire new knowledge. Exploratory search encapsulates many common search activities, such as conducting a scientific literature review or planning a vacation. However, few information retrieval systems are capable of distinguishing exploratory search from traditional lookup search and, therefore, cannot provide adaptive support for...