TY - GEN
T1 - The use of machine-generated ontologies in dynamic information seeking
AU - Modica, Giovanni
AU - Gal, Avigdor
AU - Jamil, Hasan M.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Information seeking is the process in which human beings recourse to information resources in order to increase their level of knowledge with respect to their goals. In this paper we offer a methodology for automating the evolution of ontologies and share the results of our experiments in supporting a user in seeking information using interactive systems. The main conclusion of our experiments is that if one narrows down the scope of the domain, ontologies can be extracted with a very high level of precision (more than 90% in some cases). The paper is a step in providing theoretical, as well as practical, foundation for automatic ontology generation. It is our belief that such a process would allow the creation of flexible tools to manage metadata, either as an aid to a designer or as an independent system ("smart agent") for time critical missions.
AB - Information seeking is the process in which human beings recourse to information resources in order to increase their level of knowledge with respect to their goals. In this paper we offer a methodology for automating the evolution of ontologies and share the results of our experiments in supporting a user in seeking information using interactive systems. The main conclusion of our experiments is that if one narrows down the scope of the domain, ontologies can be extracted with a very high level of precision (more than 90% in some cases). The paper is a step in providing theoretical, as well as practical, foundation for automatic ontology generation. It is our belief that such a process would allow the creation of flexible tools to manage metadata, either as an aid to a designer or as an independent system ("smart agent") for time critical missions.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84867444843&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/3-540-44751-2_32
DO - 10.1007/3-540-44751-2_32
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AN - SCOPUS:84867444843
SN - 3540425241
SN - 9783540425243
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 433
EP - 447
BT - Cooperative Information Systems - 9th International Conference, CoopIS 2001, Proceedings
A2 - Batini, Carlo
A2 - Mecella, Massimo
A2 - Giunchiglia, Fausto
A2 - Giorgini, Paolo
T2 - 9th International Conference on the Topic of Cooperative Information Systems, CoopIS 2001
Y2 - 5 September 2001 through 7 September 2001
ER -