We consider the problem of browsing the top ranked portion of the documents returned by an information retrieval system. We describe an interactive relevance feedback agent that a...
In the WebStickers system, where barcode stickers may be attached to physical objects making them act as bookmarks to the worldwide web in a convenient way to the user. Using read...
Abstract. Tree structures provide a popular means to organize the information on the Web. Taxonomies of thematic categories, concept hierarchies, e-commerce product catalogs are ex...
We consider the problem of query plan optimization in information brokers. Information brokers are programs that facilitate access to collections of information sources by hiding ...
: We show how an alternative approach to document-oriented specification can ease the system design process. By identifying the modeling concepts needed for a complete system speci...