The proliferation of searchable text databases on corporate networks and the Internet
causes a database selection problem for many people. Algorithms such as gGLOSS and …

ABSTRACT A metasearch engine is a system that supports unified access to multiple local
search engines. Database selection is one of the main challenges in building a large-scale …

Given a large number of search engines on the Internet, it is difficult for a person to
determine which search engines could serve his/her information needs. A common solution …

Linkages among documents have a significant impact on the importance of documents, as it
can be argued that important documents are pointed to by many documents or by other …

A metasearch engine is a system that supports unified access to multiple local search
engines. Database selection is one of the main challenges in building a large-scale …

Query expansion has been shown effective for both single database retrieval and for
distributed information retrieval where complete collection information is available. One …

Vocabulary incompatibilities arise when the terms used to index a document collection are
largely unknown, or at least not well-known to the users who eventually search the …

Metasearch Engine is popular for facilitating users' queries over multiple search engines
and increasing the coverage of the WWW. How to rank the merged results becomes crucial …

Searching the Web on a mobile device such as a cell phone poses unique problems for the
user that cannot be easily overcome through the interface. Given the restricted display of …

The proliferation of online information resources increases the importance of effective and
efficient information retrieval in a multi-collection environment. Multi-collection searching …