Text collections have traditionally been located at a single site and managed as a monolithic
whole. However, it is now common for a collection to be spread over several hosts and for …

Query routing refers to the general problem of selecting from a large set of accessible
information sources the ones relevant to a given query (ie database selection), evaluating …

Virtual malls allow consumers to shop and purchase products on the World Wide Web from
multiple stores. The paper presents a virtual mall in which stores may be distributed across …

Query routing refers to the general problem of selecting from a large set of accessible
information sources the ones relevant to a given query (ie database selection), evaluating …

Text data in the Internet can be partitioned into many databases naturally. Efficient retrieval
of desired data can be achieved if we can accurately predict the usefulness of each …

Determining Text Databases to Search in the Internet | Proceedings of the 24rd International
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