Estimating the value of automatic disambiguation

ABSTRACT

A common motivation for personalised search systems is the ability to disambiguate queries based on some knowledge of a user's interests. An analysis of log files from three search providers, covering a range of scenarios, suggests that this sort of disambiguation would be of marginal use for more specialised providers but may be of use for whole-of-Web search.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
          Subjects: Search process

General Terms:
Measurement

Keywords:
disambiguation, personalisation