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Comparison of Two Approaches to Building a Vertical Search Tool: A Case Study in the Nanotechnology Domain

Artificial Intelligence Lab, Department of MIS, University of Arizona / As the Web has been growing exponentially, it has become increasingly difficult to search for desired information. In recent years, many domain-specific (vertical) search tools have been developed to serve the information needs of specific fields. This paper describes two approaches to building a domain-specific search tool. We report our experience in building two different tools in the nanotechnology domain - (1) a server-side search engine, and (2) a client-side search agent. The designs of the two search systems are presented and discussed, and their strengths and weaknesses are compared. Some future research directions are also discussed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105990
Date January 2002
CreatorsChau, Michael, Chen, Hsinchun, Qin, Jailun, Zhou, Yilu, Qin, Yi, Sung, Wai-Ki, McDonald, Daniel M.
PublisherACM/IEEE-CS
Source SetsUniversity of Arizona
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeConference Paper

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