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SIGMOD
2009
ACM
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14 years 4 months ago
Combining keyword search and forms for ad hoc querying of databases
A common criticism of database systems is that they are hard to query for users uncomfortable with a formal query language. To address this problem, form-based interfaces and keyw...
Eric Chu, Akanksha Baid, Xiaoyong Chai, AnHai Doan...
SIGMOD
2011
ACM
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12 years 7 months ago
Sharing work in keyword search over databases
An important means of allowing non-expert end-users to pose ad hoc queries — whether over single databases or data integration systems — is through keyword search. Given a set...
Marie Jacob, Zachary G. Ives
SIGMOD
2009
ACM
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14 years 4 months ago
Generic and effective semi-structured keyword search
Current semi-structured keyword search and natural language query processing systems use ad hoc approaches to take advantage of structural information. Although intuitive, they ar...
Arash Termehchy, Marianne Winslett
CIKM
2009
Springer
13 years 7 months ago
Effective, design-independent XML keyword search
Keyword search techniques that take advantage of XML structure make it very easy for ordinary users to query XML databases, but current approaches to processing these queries rely...
Arash Termehchy, Marianne Winslett
ECIR
2009
Springer
13 years 2 months ago
Refining Keyword Queries for XML Retrieval by Combining Content and Structure
Abstract. The structural heterogeneity and complexity of XML repositories makes query formulation challenging for users who have little knowledge of XML. To assist its users, an XM...
Desislava Petkova, W. Bruce Croft, Yanlei Diao