6.3.1.5 efforts
Searching is a structured endeavor that requires people to learn and practice before they can perform it. Browsing by contrast is a retrieval approach natural to the user who does not need to spend time learning it. Moreover, on query representation is involved in the browsing process, which can relieve the user from the highly sophisticated task and let the user simply focus on browsing.
Table 6.1 recapitulates the comparisons made between searching and browsing in five different aspects.