In order to return relevant search results, a search engine must keep its local repository synchronized to the Web, but it is usually impossible to attain perfect freshness. Hence...
Applying meta search systems is a suitable method to support the user if there are many different retrieval services available in the Web. Due to information splitting strategies ...
Abstract. While Web Services ensure interoperability and extensibility for networked applications, they also complicate the deployment of highly collaborative systems, such as virt...
Qi Huang, Daniel A. Freedman, Ymir Vigfusson, Ken ...
Search engine switching describes the voluntarily transition from one Web search engine to another. In this paper we present a study of search engine switching behavior that combi...
XML is fast becoming the standard format to store, exchange and publish over the web, and is getting embedded in applications. Two challenges in handling XML are its size (the XML...
Paolo Ferragina, Fabrizio Luccio, Giovanni Manzini...