User-defined preferences allow personalized ranking of query results. A user provides a declarative specification of his/her preferences, and the system is expected to use that ...
In an increasingly multilingual world, it is critical that information management tools organically support the simultaneous use of multiple natural languages. A pre-requisite for ...
Three video search systems were compared in the interactive search task at the TRECVID 2003 workshop: a text-only system, which searched video shots through transcripts; a feature...
In a selective information dissemination (SDI) system, users submit profiles consisting of a number of long-standing queries to represent their information needs. The system then c...
Successful implementation of information technology (IT)-enabled strategy rests on the performance of IT professionals. Consequently, the development and retention of this "I...