McDonnell, Michael; Ali Shiri (2011). "Social search: A taxonomy of, and a user-centred approach to, social web search". Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems. 45 (1): 6–28. doi:10.1108/00330331111107376. ISSN 0033-0337.

McDonnell and Shiri (2011) provide a taxonomy of social web search and propose a user-centered approach to social web search. The authors argue that social web search must take into account the diverse needs and preferences of users, and suggest that personalized search algorithms are necessary to meet these needs. The study provides a detailed analysis of different types of social web search, and offers insights into how social web search can be improved to provide better results for users.