Search User Interfaces

 This book focuses on the human users of search engines and the tool they use to interact with them: the search user interface. The truly worldwide reach of the Web has brought with it a new realization among computer scientists and laypeople of the enormous importance of usability and user interface design. In the last ten years, much has become understood about what works in search interfaces from a usability perspective, and what does not. Researchers and practitioners have developed a wide range of innovative interface ideas, but only the most broadly acceptable make their way into major web search engines.

This book summarizes these developments, presenting the state of the art of search interface design, both in academic research and in deployment in commercial systems. Many books describe the algorithms behind search engines and information retrieval systems, but the unique focus of this book is specifically on the user interface. It will be welcomed by industry professionals who design systems that use search interfaces as well as graduate students and academic researchers who investigate information systems.

Title Search User Interfaces
Authors Marti A. Hearst
Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (September 30, 2009)
Paperback: 352 pages
eBook: HTML files
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521113792
ISBN-13: 978-0521113793
Download: http://searchuserinterfaces.com/book/

The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e

This book shows you how to begin using LaTeX to create high-quality documents. The book also serves as a handy reference for all LaTeX users. In this completely revised edition, the authors cover the LaTeX2e standard and offer more details, examples, exercises, tips, and tricks. They go beyond the core installation to describe the key contributed packages that have become essential to LaTeX processing.

If you want to learn how to write your documents with LaTeX, this introduction is for you. It is not about setting up a LaTeX system. While it is not as comprehensive as Lamport's book, it should be sufficient in most cases.

Title The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e
Author(s) Tobias Oetiker, Hubert Partl, Irene Hyna, and Elisabeth Schlegl
Publisher: CTAN (October 29, 2014)
Hardcover/Paperback N/A
eBook PDF (171 pages, 2.0 MB)
Language: English
ISBN-10: N/A
ISBN-13: N/A
Download: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/english/

TeX for the Impatient

 TeX, a software system created by Donald Ervin Knuth, sets the standard for typesetting in mathematics, science, and engineering.

This is a handbook that arose from the need to help technical writers learn TeX more quickly - and once having learned it, to find fast answers to common questions. Clear, concise, and accessible, this book is organized for easy retrieval of information, thoroughly indexed, and carefully designed for learning by example.

Title TeX for the Impatient
Author(s) Paul Abrahams, Kathryn Hargreaves, and Karl Berry
Publisher: Addison Wesley Publishing Company (July 2000); eBook (October 21, 2014)
Paperback 357 pages
eBook Online, PDF, 391 pages, 1.4 MB
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0201513757
ISBN-13: 978-0201513752
Download: http://www.gnu.org/s/teximpatient/