Universität Duisburg-Essen
Startpage Workgroup Information Systems

DAFFODIL

Distributed Agents for User-Friendly Access of Digital Libraries


Duration:
From 01. 03. 2000 until 31. 12. 2004
Contact Persons:
Involved Persons:
Sponsored by:
  • DFG
Reference number:
  • DFG: Fu 205/14-2
  • UDE: 15311522 (ka00043b)
Participating Institutions:

First period (2000-2002)

Despite the fact that many Digital Libraries (DLs) are available on the Internet, users cannot effectively use them because of inadequate functionality, deficient visualisation and insufficient integration of different DLs. In the framework of this project we develop a user-oriented access system for DLs which overcomes these drawbacks. Based on experiences from the librarian area, higher functions to assist proved search strategies will be implemented. Different DLs will be tightly integrated, so that system-wide search and navigation is possible. The system will be adaptive towards different user wishes, regarding preferences concerning content and system involvement.

The first two year project phase is concluded and the outcome is a running prototyp which covers all goals.

Second period (2002-2004)

The key concept of strategic support when using digital libraries will be a major topic in the next years, but we will extend it to all levels of the information search process and the different kinds to gather information. To organise the found material, there annotations and interpretations we will develop a personal digital library. It provides simultaneously a user- and taskoriented context, to support searching and browsing better then up till now.

As additional method for the information gathering we will integrate the path model, collaborative filtering as well as the workflow model into Daffodil. The last two methods will allow for cooperation by using digital libraries. A special role is given to the librarian in the cooperative environment.

The graphical user interface design supports different interaction level -- exspecially circumstantial work tasks will be supported by software-information agents, but with regards to the user autonomy. Likewise the iterative process during the retrieval will be optimised.

Daffodil is a projects in the strategic research initiative V3D2 ( Distributed Processing and Delivery of Digital Documents ) of the German Research Foundation (DFG).


Publications

Claus-Peter Klas; Sascha Kriewel; Matthias Hemmje (2008).
An Experimental System for Adaptive Services in Information Retrieval. In: Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop on Adaptive Information Retrieval (AIR 2008)

Paul Landwich; Tobias Vogel; Claus-Peter Klas; Matthias Hemmje (2008).
Supporting Patent Retrieval in the Context of Innovation-Processes by Means of Information Visualisation. In: Proc. of ECKM 2008

André Schaefer (2008).
Arbeitsteilung zwischen direkter Manipulation und proaktiven Software-Agenten in Informationssystemen. PhD thesis

Preben Hansen; Claus-Peter Klas (2007).
Knowledge Sharing in Information Seeking and Retrieval Situations. In: Social Information Retrieval for Technology-Enhanced Learning (SIRTEL 2007)

Claus-Peter Klas (2007).
Strategische Unterstützung bei der Informationssuche in Digitalen Bibliotheken. PhD thesis

Claus-Peter Klas; Sascha Kriewel; Norbert Fuhr (2007).
An Experimental Framework for Interactive Information Retrieval and Digital Libraries Evaluation. In: DELOS Conference on Digital Libraries. , Tirrenia, Pisa (Italy).

Sascha Kriewel; Norbert Fuhr (2007).
Adaptive Search Suggestions for Digital Libraries. In: Asian Digital Libraries: Looking Back 10 Years and Forging New Frontiers (ICADL 2007)

Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr; Sascha Kriewel; Hanne Albrechtsen; Giannis Tsakonas; Sarantos Kapidakis; Christos Papatheodorou; Preben Hansen; Laszlo Kovacs; Andras Micsik; Elin Jacob (2006).
An experimental framework for comparative digital library evaluation: the logging scheme. In: JCDL '06: Proceedings of the 6th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries. ACM Press, New York, NY, USA.

Claus-Peter Klas; Hanne Albrechtsen; Norbert Fuhr; Preben Hansen; Sarantos Kapidakis; László Kovács; Sascha Kriewel; András Micsik; Christos Papatheodorou; Giannis Tsakonas; Elin Jacob (2006).
A Logging Scheme for Comparative Digital Library Evaluation.. In ECDL:06

Saadia Malik; Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr; Birger Larsen; Anastasios Tombros (2006).
Designing a User Interface for Interactive Retrieval of Structured Documents --- Lessons Learned from the INEX Interactive Track. In: Proc. European Conference on Digital Libraries

Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr; Sascha Kriewel; André Schaefer (2005).
DAFFODIL - Nutzerorientiertes Zugangssystem für heterogene Digitale Bibliotheken. In: DGI '05

Claus-Peter Klas; Sascha Kriewel; André Schaefer; Gudrun Fischer (2005).
Das Daffodil System - Strategische Literaturrecherche in Digitale Bibliotheken. In: 4.ter HIER Workshop, UVK

Sascha Kriewel; Claus-Peter Klas; Sven Frankmölle; Norbert Fuhr (2005).
A Framework for Supporting Common Search Strategies in DAFFODIL. In ECDL:05

André Schaefer; Matthias Jordan; Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr (2005).
Active Support For Query Formulation in Virtual Digital Libraries: A case study with DAFFODIL. In ECDL:05

Andrea Ernst-Gerlach (2004).
Semiautomatisches Pflegen von Wrappern. Masterthesis

Claus-Peter Klas; Sascha Kriewel; André Schaefer (2004).
Daffodil - Nutzerorientiertes Zugangssystem für heterogene digitale Bibliotheken. dvs Band

Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr; André Schaefer (2004).
Evaluating Strategic Support for Information Access in the DAFFODIL System. In ECDL:04

Sascha Kriewel; Claus-Peter Klas; André Schaefer; Norbert Fuhr (2004).
Daffodil - Strategic Support for User-Oriented Access to Heterogeneous Digital Libraries. D-Lib Magazine 10(6)

M. Theobald; C.-P. Klas (2004).
BINGO! and Daffodil: Personalized Exploration of Digital Libraries and Web Sources. In RIAO:04

Norbert Fuhr; Claus-Peter Klas; André Schaefer; Peter Mutschke (2002).
Daffodil: An Integrated Desktop for Supporting High-Level Search Activities in Federated Digital Libraries. In: Research and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries. 6th European Conference, ECDL 2002. Springer, Heidelberg et al..

Markus Baldschus; Daniel Becker; Christian Feist; Sven Frankmölle; Matthias Jordan; Christian Kruse; Igor Kufershteyn; Ingo Roderfeld; Christoph Szoltysik; Alexej Titarenko; Alexander Weber; Arthur Zalewski (2002).
PADDLE: Personal Adaptive Digital Library Environment. Bericht , Universität Dortmund, Dortmund

Norbert Fuhr; Norbert Gövert; Claus-Peter Klas (2001).
Recommendation in a Collaborative Digital Library Environment. Technical Report, University of Dortmund, Germany

N. Fuhr; C.-P. Klas (2001).
Combining RDF and Agent-Based Architectures for Semantic Interoperability in Digital Libraries. In DELOS-Interoperability:01

Peter Mutschke (2001).
Enhancing Information Retrieval in Federated Bibliographic Data Sources Using Author Network Based Stratagems. In: Reserach and Advanced Technology for Digital Libraries: 5th European Conference, ECDL 2001, Darmstadt, Germany, September 4-9, 2001; Proceedings, Lecture Notes in Computer Science; 2163. Springer, Heidelberg et al..

N. Fuhr; N. Gövert; C.-P. Klas (2000).
An Agent-Based Architecture for Supporting High-Level Search Activities in Federated Digital Libraries. In: Proceedings 3rd International Conference of Asian Digital Library. KAIST, Taejon, Korea.

Norbert Gövert; Norbert Fuhr; Claus-Peter Klas (2000).
Daffodil: Distributed Agents for User-Friendly Access of Digital Libraries. In ECDL:00

Ammar Ammar; Karin Bergstermann; Marc Bojarzin; Rainer Dampmann; Heiko Eckendorf; Carsten Ernemann; Markus Rupp; Reda Sanhaji; Björn Somberg; Vladimir Tsvetkov; Dirk Vleugels (2000).
PIANO: Proactive Agents in Networked Digital Libraries. Abschlussbericht der Projektgruppe 341. Bericht , Universität Dortmund, Dortmund

Norbert Gövert; Norbert Fuhr (1999).
Ein Agentensystem für digitale Bibliotheken im WWW. In: Proceedings ADI'99 (Agenten -- Datenbanken -- Information Retrieval)

Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Gövert; Norbert Fuhr (1999).
Distributed agents for user-friendly access of Digital Libraries. In: Searching for information: artificial intelligence and information retrieval approachesNumber 17. IEE Informatics, Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL, UK.


Talks

Claus-Peter Klas (2007).
Digital Libraries: HOW TO Place the Users in the Center!. Talk at the L3S Hannover

Claus-Peter Klas; Sascha Kriewel (2006).
An Experimental Framework for Comparative Digital Library Evaluation. Talk at the ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries, Chapel Hill, USA

Gudrun Fischer (2005).
DAFFODIL: Nutzerorientiertes Zugangssystem für heterogene Digitalen Bibliotheken. Eingeladener Vortrag auf der GI Informatik 2005 in Bonn

Norbert Fuhr (2005).
DAFFODIL - Effective Support for Using Digital Libraries. Talk at the University of Hannover

Claus-Peter Klas (2005).
DAFFODIL: Nutzerorientiertes Zugangssystem für heterogene Digitalen Bibliotheken. Eingeladener Vortrag auf der DGI Tagung 2005 in Frankfurt

André Schaefer (2005).
Integrierte Suche in heterogenen digitalen Bibliotheken mit Daffodil. Talk at the HIER 2005

Norbert Fuhr (2004).
DAFFODIL - Effective Support for Using Digital Libraries. Talk at the University of Saarbrücken

Claus-Peter Klas (2004).
Daffodil: Digitale Bibliotheken im Wandel. Talk at the FIZ Karlsruhe

Claus-Peter Klas (2004).
DAFFODIL: Strategic Support Evaluated. Talk at the European Conference on Digital Libraries in Bath, U.K.

Claus-Peter Klas (2004).
DAFFODIL: Zugangssystem zu digitalen Informatik-Bibliotheken. Talk at Special Group (Germany) Information Retrieval Meeting in Darmstadt

Claus-Peter Klas (2004).
DAFFODIL: Search and Browse in distributed Digital Libraries. Talk at the V3D2 DFG closing workshop in Berlin

Sascha Kriewel (2004).
DAFFODIL: Nutzerorientiertes Zugangssystem für heterogene Digitale Bibliotheken. Kurzvortrag bei der IuK Frühjahrstagung

André Schaefer (2004).
Integrierte Suche in heterogenen digitalen Bibliotheken eines Fachgebietes mit Daffodil. Talk at the InetBib 2004

Norbert Fuhr (2003).
DAFFODIL: A User-Oriented Approach for Accessing Federated Digital Libraries. Talk at Queen Mary University of London

Norbert Fuhr (2003).
DAFFODIL: Strategic Support for Accessing Federated Digital Libraries. Talk at ETH Zurich

Norbert Fuhr (2003).
DAFFODIL: Strategic Support for Accessing Federated Digital Libraries. Talk at the COLLATE Workshop, FhG, Darmstadt

Claus-Peter Klas; Norbert Fuhr (2003).
DAFFODIL: Grundlegende Konzepte & die Wrapperr. Vortrag bei Offis Oldenburg

Norbert Fuhr (2002).
Daffodil: The Underlying Concepts. Talk at Tufts University

PG341 (2000).
Abschlussbericht der PG341 (PIANO). Vortrag an der Universität Dortmund


Diploma, master and bachelor theses

Only in german!

Kombination von Digitalen Bibliotheken mit DAFFODIL
Running diploma thesis
Konzeption eines Medienbrowsers für multimediale digitale Bibliotheken
Running diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Proaktive Vorlagefunktionen
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Entwicklung und Evaluierung von Algorithmen zur Behandlung von Autorennamen.
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Strategien bei der Suche in Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Modellierung und Implementierung von proaktiven Agenten für Daffodil.
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Übersicht und Entwicklung von möglichen Algorithmen für Recommendation.
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Basisarchitektur für ein Agentensystem für digitale Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Adaptive Agenten in Kontraktnetzen für digitale Bibliotheken.
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Awareness auf Objekten aus digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Wrapper für digitale Bibliotheken in Daffodil
Finished diploma thesis
Semi-Automatische Inhaltsübersicht für XML-Kollektionen
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Mechanismen zur synchronen und asynchronen Kollaboration in digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Automatisierte Ähnlichkeitssuche zur Ergänzung von Dokumentlisten
Finished master thesis
Visualisierung von Suchpfaden
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Alternative Ordnungs- und Visualisierungs-Konzepte für die persönliche Handbibliothek in Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished master thesis
Evaluation von Digitalen Bibliotheken: Ein Evaluationsframework auf Basis von Daffodil
Finished diploma thesis
Sentiment Classification in Diskussionen
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Integration, Harvesting und Indexierung von Metadaten aus digitalen Bibliotheken in Daffodil
Finished student thesis
DAFFODIL: Zugriff auf Digitale Bibliotheken mit Ajax
Finished diploma thesis
DAFFODIL: Verteilte P2P Handbibliothek mit Gruppenfunktionalität für Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished master thesis
DAFFODIL: Informationsobjekte und deren Speicherung in Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
Integration von Bibliotheksdiensten in DAFFODIL
Finished diploma thesis
Vorschläge für Google-Suchen als Firefox-Erweiterung
Finished bachelor thesis
Annotationen in Daffodil
Finished bachelor thesis
Relevance Feedback in Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
Visualisierung mehrwertiger Attribute in Digitalen Bibliotheken
Finished diploma thesis
Analyse von Ereignislogs einer Digitalen Bibliothek zur Benutzerunterstützung
Finished diploma thesis

Related projects

DELOS
A Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries (FP6)
ezDL
ezDL is a continuation of the Daffodil project
MIND
Resource Selection and Data Fusion for Multimedia International Digital Libraries
Pepper
Peer-to-Peer Architectures for Federated Search of Complex Digital Libraries

Notes