多语言信息检索系统可视化初探

多语言检索的研究在信息种类越来越多的现在十分重要,除检索技术与翻译功能的研究外,信息可视化的运用以及界面设计是另一个研究要点.依据以前的研究和文章综述,信息可视化被证明是帮助用户实施多语言信息检索的有效方法.研究提出一个多语言信息检索系统可视化模型及其设计方案,并指出该领域未来的发展方向.     

多语言信息获取中用户相关反馈实验与评价

要实现网络信息或数字图书馆信息的有效多语言获取,需充分考虑用户交互.通过用户实验,检验用户相关反馈机制在多语言信息获取中的作用,并分析用户行为特点.实验结果证明,查询扩展、翻译优化以及两者的结合均是有效的用户相关反馈方法.     

国家科技文献中心多语言信息服务研究及其应用

如何提高多语言信息服务质量已成为数字图书馆等科技信息服务领域的重要研究问题。文章首先介绍了国内外多语言信息服务相关研究,然后具体从跨语言信息检索和机器翻译两个方面介绍了国家科技文献中心多语言信息服务研究成果在国家科技文献在线服务系统中的应用。将跨语言信息检索功能和文摘翻译服务功能引入数字图书馆在线查询系统,在国内数字图书馆信息服务领域尚属探索性尝试,可以为进一步提高数字图书馆多语言信息服务质量提供经验。     

Comparison and Classification of Documents Based on Layout Similarity

This paper describes features and methods for document image comparison and classification at the spatial layout level. The methods are useful for visual similarity based document retrieval as well as fast algorithms for initial document type classification without OCR. A novel feature set called interval encoding is introduced to capture elements of spatial layout. This feature set encodes region layout information in fixed-length vectors by capturing structural characteristics of the image. These fixed-length vectors are then compared to each other through a Manhattan distance computation for fast page layout comparison. The paper describes experiments and results to rank-order a set of document pages in terms of their layout similarity to a test document. We also demonstrate the usefulness of the features derived from interval coding in a hidden Markov model based page layout classification system that is trainable and extendible. The methods described in the paper can be used in various document retrieval tasks including visual similarity based retrieval, categorization and information extraction.     

Multilingual Digital Libraries: A review of issues in system-centered and user-centered studies,information retrieval and user behavior

Abstract

This study aims to identify, collect and critical review the research literature on Multilingual Digital Libraries in English language from 1997 to 2012.

Design/methodology/approach: The present literature review has followed the rules of systematic review. In particular, the identified relevant papers were categorized based on their expressed aim on two core themes, that of system-centered and user-centered studies. The assigned papers were further analyzed and six sub-themes emerged for the system-centered studies and four for the user-centered studies. Additional categorization was also provided according to type of publication.

Findings: The literature concerning Multilingual Digital Libraries is vast and mainly focuses on two aspects the “System” and the “Users”. The majority of papers tried to meet the challenges raised for enabling multilingual information retrieval in Digital Libraries. Unfortunately, these efforts undertaken by a small number of researchers or research groups apparently working in isolation and therefore resulting in the development of numerous different tools and techniques. Relatively few studies have focused on the user and aimed to explore users' behavior and expectations when interacting with Multilingual Digital Libraries. As a result, further research is needed to reach to some tangible and usable findings.

Originality/value: This literature review captures the diversity of the research conducted regarding multilingual information access and retrieval in Digital Libraries. It organizes the vast literature in comprehensive themes and sub-themes enabling easy access to specific information.

Limitations: This study reviews only papers in English due to language restrictions from 1997 to 2012.