For an information retrieval system to be successful, it must have the ability to rank search
results. As web search engines are the most often used and—in terms of ranking …

Während die Bedeutung von mehrsprachigem Zugang zu Informationssystemen
unumstritten ist, bleibt es unklar, ob und in welchem Umfang Systemfunktionalitäten und …

Log data constitutes a relevant aspect in the evaluation process of multilingual search
services. Activity logs allow to study the usage of search engines and to better adapt them to …

We describe a framework for Adaptive Multilingual Information Retrieval (AMIR) which
allows multilingual resource discovery and delivery using on-the-fly machine translation of …

We propose a generative model for automatic query reformulations from an initial query
using the underlying subtopic structure of top ranked retrieved documents. We address three …

Purpose–Global cooperation between and within organisations has become essential for
successful businesses. For the information management within such an international and …

Purpose–The purpose of the chapter is to provide an analytical overview of information
research in the United Kingdom and of the role of the Research Assessment Exercises …