Knowledge-based approach to the design of document-based retrieval systems

Hsinchun Chen, Vasant Dhar

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Abstract

This article presents a knowledge-based approach to the design of document-based retrieval systems. We conducted two empirical studies investigating the users' behavior using an online catalog. The studies revealed a range of knowledge elements which are necessary for performing a successful search. We proposed a semantic network based representation to capture these knowledge elements. The findings we derived from our empirical studies were used to construct a knowledge-based retrieval system. We performed a laboratory experiment to evaluate the search performance of our system. The experiment showed that our system out-performed a conventional retrieval system in recall and user satisfaction. The implications of our study to the design of document-based retrieval systems are also discussed in this article.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages281-290
Number of pages10
StatePublished - 1990
EventConference on Office Information Systems - Cambridge, MA, USA
Duration: Apr 25 1990Apr 27 1990

Other

OtherConference on Office Information Systems
CityCambridge, MA, USA
Period4/25/904/27/90

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Engineering

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