Even with several changes to improve information retrieval systems, the ultimate challenge of the research in the area is to provide systems that are able to retrieve relevant information available to best meet the users' needs. The developments in information retrieval systems have prioritized approaches that consider the human aspects in information retrieval. The aim of the article is to present the areas of research in Information Retrieval, Information Search Behaviour and Human-Computer Interaction and to discuss the importance of the synergy among them the assessment and development of highly interactive systems. In addition, shows that the intersection of these areas resulted in a research specialty called Interactive Information Retrieval that aims to enable people to understand and to solve their information needs through interactions with the systems.
Information retrieval systems evaluation; User behaviour; Human-computer interaction; Information needs; Information retrieval