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2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Why structural hints in queries do not help XML-retrieval
For many years it has been commonly held that a user who adds structural “hints” to a query will improve precision in an element retrieval search. At INEX 2005 we conducted an...
Andrew Trotman, Mounia Lalmas
SIGIR
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Combining bidirectional translation and synonymy for cross-language information retrieval
This paper introduces a general framework for the use of translation probabilities in cross-language information retrieval based on the notion that information retrieval fundament...
Jianqiang Wang, Douglas W. Oard
SIGIR
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Using historical data to enhance rank aggregation
Rank aggregation is a pervading operation in IR technology. We hypothesize that the performance of score-based aggregation may be affected by artificial, usually meaningless devia...
Miriam Fernández, David Vallet, Pablo Caste...
SIGIR
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Is XML retrieval meaningful to users?: searcher preferences for full documents vs. elements
The aim of this study is to investigate whether element retrieval (as opposed to full-text retrieval) is meaningful and useful for searchers when carrying out information-seeking ...
Birger Larsen, Anastasios Tombros, Saadia Malik
SIGIR
2006
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
A complex document information processing prototype
We developed a prototype for integrated retrieval and aggregation of diverse information contained in scanned paper documents. Such complex document information processing combine...
Shlomo Argamon, Gady Agam, Ophir Frieder, David A....