Avrahami, T.T.; Yau, L.; Si, L.; Callan, J.P.: ¬The FedLemur project : Federated search in the real world (2006)
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- Abstract
- Federated search and distributed information retrieval systems provide a single user interface for searching multiple full-text search engines. They have been an active area of research for more than a decade, but in spite of their success as a research topic, they are still rare in operational environments. This article discusses a prototype federated search system developed for the U.S. government's FedStats Web portal, and the issues addressed in adapting research solutions to this operational environment. A series of experiments explore how well prior research results, parameter settings, and heuristics apply in the FedStats environment. The article concludes with a set of lessons learned from this technology transfer effort, including observations about search engine quality in the real world.
- Date
- 22. 7.2006 16:02:07
- Source
- Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology. 57(2006) no.3, S.347-358
