LACOSTIR

LAyout, COntent and STructure in Interactive Retrieval

Duration:

From 1. 9. 2007 until 31. 08. 2009

Contact Persons:

• Dipl.-Inform. Ingo Frommholz
• Prof. Dr.-Ing. Norbert Fuhr

Involved Persons:

• Dipl.-Inform. Anne Wolter
• Dipl.-Inform. Matthias Jordan

Sponsored by:

• DFG

Participating Institutions:

• FG Multimedia und Internetanwendungen, FU Hagen

Effective information retrieval requires a system level support for the user in his search for relevant information. This includes the integration of flexible visualization techniques for the presentation of the researched information objects, the supply of intuitivily usable interfaces for exploring results and the availability of supporting tools for refinement or modification of the query.

The LACOSTIR project deals with the development of a new approach for designing interactive information retrieval systems, which integrate the aspects mentioned above for the purpose of an effective interactive information retrieval. For supporting the interactive information dialogue, our approach aims at the integration of syntax, semantics and layout of the retrieval objects. Thus, not only query conditions may refer to any of these three aspects, but also the visualization of answer sets or single items can be controlled with regard to these facets. By implementing a flexible design of the user interface and providing an appropriate visualization, the user will be enabled to identify relevant information much faster and easier. Overall, a more effective interactive information search will be attained.

Publications

N. Fuhr (2008).

A Probability Ranking Principle for Interactive Information Retrieval. Information Retrieval 12

P. Landwich; M. Hemmje; N. Fuhr (2007).

Ansatz zu einem konzeptionellen Modell für interaktive Information-Retrieval-Systeme mit Unterstützung von Informationsvisualisierung. In: Proceedings ISI

Talks

N. Fuhr (2007).

A Probability Ranking Principle for Interactive IR. Talk at the University of Glasgow (UK), August 20, 2007.

Diploma, master and bachelor theses

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Konzeption eines Medienbrowsers für multimediale digitale Bibliotheken

Reserved diploma thesis

Relevance Feedback in Digitalen Bibliotheken

Reserved diploma thesis

Visualisierung mehrwertiger Attribute in Digitalen Bibliotheken

Running diploma thesis

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