Search improvement via automatic query reformulation
ACM Transactions on Information SystemsPublished 1 July 1991Open access
Susan Gauch, John B. Smith
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This prototype augments the searching capabilities of novice users by providing automatic query reformulation to improve the search results, and automatic ranking of the retrieved passages to speed the identification of relevant information.
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article Free Access Share on Search improvement via automatic query reformulation Authors: Susan Gauch Univ. of North Carolina Univ. of North CarolinaView Profile , John B. Smith Univ. of North Carolina Univ. of North CarolinaView Profile Authors Info & Claims ACM Transactions on Information SystemsVolume 9Issue 3pp 249–280https://doi.org/10.1145/125187.125193Published:01 July 1991Publication History 26citation979DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations26Total Downloads979Last 12 Months18Last 6 weeks1 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
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