Characteristics of the Boolean Web search query: Estimating success from characteristics

Patro, S and Malhotra, V (2005) Characteristics of the Boolean Web search query: Estimating success from characteristics. In: First International conferecne on WEB Information Systems and Technologies (WEBIST 2005), May 26-28, 2005, Miami, Florida.

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Abstract

Popular web search engines use Boolean queries as their main interface for users to search their information needs. The paper presents results a user survey employing volunteer web searchers to determine the effectiveness of the Boolean queries in meeting the information needs. A metric for measuring the quality of a web search query is presented. This enables us to relate attributes of the search session and the Boolean query with its success. Certain easily identified characteristics of a good web search query are identified.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Keywords:	Boolean query, web search engines, precision, recall.
ID Code:	167
Deposited By:	utas eprints
Deposited On:	01 Apr 2005
Last Modified:	18 Jul 2008 19:38
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