Conversational information seeking (CIS) is concerned with a sequence of interactions between one or more users and an information system. Interactions in CIS are primarily based on natural language dialogue, while they may include other types of interactions, such as click, touch, and body gestures. This monograph provides a thorough overview of CIS definitions, applications, interactions, interfaces, design, implementation, and evaluation. This monograph views CIS applications as including conversational search, conversational question answering, and conversational recommendation. Our aim is to provide an overview of past research related to CIS, introduce the current state-of-the-art in CIS, highlight the challenges still being faced in the community. and suggest future directions.

翻译：寻求交流信息(独联体)涉及一个或多个用户和信息系统之间的一系列互动(独联体),独联体的互动主要基于自然语言对话,其中可能包括其他类型的互动,例如点击、触摸和身体动作,该专著全面概述了独联体的定义、应用、互动、界面、设计、实施和评价,该专论认为独联体的应用包括对话搜索、谈话问答和谈话建议。我们的目的是概述过去与独联体有关的研究,介绍独联体目前的艺术现状,突出社区中仍然面临的挑战,并提出未来方向。