A model and software architecture for search results visualization on the WWW

We analyze the dependency problem of the user interface with the information retrieval software. Our approach allows the separation of the user interface from the retrieval component. This is useful when the user wants to select an interface or visualization metaphor that could not always be available for different information retrieval systems. We present a model for visualizing large collections of documents in World Wide Web retrieval, independently of the retrieval system. We describe a software architecture that could be used to implement a solution in an intranet or Internet environment. Our proposal allows to ease the use of visualization tools which partially solve the problem of data overload on the Internet.