print email comment close Searchtools.com: Background Topics: Faceted Metadata Search and Browse URL: http://www.searchtools.com/info/faceted-metadata.html Description: A brief but thorough explanation of faceted search, in which users can easily switch between searching and browsing "using their own terminology for search while recognizing the organization and vocabulary of the data." Includes a comparison with traditional parametric search engines, examples of faceted search, and key features of major faceted-search engines. From Searchtools.com, a website maintained by web search guru and consultant Avi Rappoport. Author: Rappoport, Avi Publisher: Search Tools Consulting Extra Keywords endeca siderean i411 dieselpoint fast Library of Congress Subject Headings: Classification, Faceted Information retrieval Metadata Web search engines LII Database Information: Record 20709 created by Karen Schneider on 02/20/2006 Last modification on 02/21/2006 Published: 02/23/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/20709