It is widely believed that some queries submitted to search engines are by nature ambiguous (e.g., java, apple). However, few studies have investigated the questions of "how ...
A knowledge-intensive problem is often not solved by an individual knowledge artifact; rather the solution needs to draw upon multiple, and even heterogeneous, knowledge artifacts....
The experience of a trusted group of colleagues can help users improve the quality and focus of their browsing and searching activities. How could a system provide such help, when...
Modern agent and mediator systems communicate to a multitude of Web information providers to better satisfy user requests. They use wrappers to extract relevant information from HT...
Abstract. One of the key factors for effective personalization of information access is the user context. We propose a framework which integrates several critical elements that mak...