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SIGIR
2000
ACM
14 years 1 days ago
Interactive Internet search: keyword, directory and query reformulation mechanisms compared
This article compares search effectiveness when using query-based Internet search (via the Google search engine), directory-based search (via Yahoo) and phrasebased query reformul...
Peter Bruza, Robert McArthur, Simon Dennis
EDBT
2010
ACM
177views Database» more  EDBT 2010»
13 years 9 months ago
PerK: personalized keyword search in relational databases through preferences
Keyword-based search in relational databases allows users to discover relevant information without knowing the database schema or using complicated queries. However, such searches...
Kostas Stefanidis, Marina Drosou, Evaggelia Pitour...
DL
1997
Springer
117views Digital Library» more  DL 1997»
13 years 12 months ago
Evaluating the Cost of Boolean Query Mapping
Non-uniform query languages make searching over heterogeneous information sources difficult. Our approach is to allow a user to compose Boolean queries in one rich front-end lang...
Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang, Hector Garcia-Molina
SIGIR
2008
ACM
13 years 7 months ago
Enhancing web search by promoting multiple search engine use
Any given Web search engine may provide higher quality results than others for certain queries. Therefore, it is in users' best interest to utilize multiple search engines. I...
Ryen W. White, Matthew Richardson, Mikhail Bilenko...
WWW
2005
ACM
14 years 8 months ago
A multilingual usage consultation tool based on internet searching: more than a search engine, less than QA
We present a usage consultation tool, based on Internet searching, for language learners. When a user enters a string of words for which he wants to find usages, the system sends ...
Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii, Hiroshi Nakagawa