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This chapter presents a selection of topics, where entities are utilized with the overall aim of improving the users’ search experiences. First, we discuss techniques for assisting users with articulating their information needs, including query assistance services and specialized query building interfaces. Next, we turn to the question of result presentation and introduce entity cards. Finally, we study entity recommendation methods that present users with contextual suggestions, encourage exploration, and allow for serendipitous discoveries.
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Balog, K. (2018). Utilizing Entities for an Enhanced Search Experience. In: Entity-Oriented Search. The Information Retrieval Series, vol 39. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93935-3_9
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