SIGIR 2007 Workshop Improving Web retrieval for non-English queries
Venue: Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event Date/Time: Jul 27, 2007 | End Date/Time: Jul 27, 2007 |
Paper Submission Date: May 25, 2007 |
Description
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Evaluate search engines in non-English queries and measure the additional user effort.
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Define methodologies for evaluating the effectiveness of search engines in non-English queries.
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Study the user query patterns in non-English Web retrieval.
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Identify the factors that influence utilization of search engines in a multicultural world.
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Propose extensions to the search engines to improve non-English Web retrieval.
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Propose teaching strategies for helping users improve their searching behaviour.
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Identify how standard IR techniques (Indexing, Query representation, Query reformulation, etc) can be adapted in Web retrieval for non-English languages.
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Discuss the application of natural language processing techniques for non-English Web IR.