Report on the SIGIR 2008 workshop on focused retrieval

On July 24, 2008 the SIGIR Workshop on Focused Retrieval was held as part of SIGIR in Singapore. Nine paper were presented in three sessions and in a fourth session--joint with the SIGIR 2008 Workshop on Aggregate Search--there was a panel discussion. The report outlines the events of the workshop and summarizes the major outcomes.

• Type: Journal
• Year: 2008
• Where: SIGIR
• Authors: Jaap Kamps, Shlomo Geva, Andrew Trotman
• Keywords: Information Technology, Major Outcomes, Panel Discussion, SIGIR 2008, Singapore