Topic: Results Manipulation

    
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Defining a result set through search and faceted navigation is often just the initial step in the discovery and decision-making experience.

Users who want to find and select items within result sets that meet their needs require efficient and effective ways to manipulate and interact with those results: comparing items, discerning relevant and important differences (and similarities), and weighing advantages and disadvantages.



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Item Comparison


An approach to a side-by-side tabular comparison that enables users to rapidly scan and discern important differences among results in terms of common properties.

Persistent Comparison List


Enable users to explore and navigate through multiple inquiries and search contexts while gathering items for comparison within and across inquiries over time.