Semantic query optimization (SQO) has been proved to be quite useful in various applications (e.g., data integration, graphical query generators, caching, etc.) and has been extens...
Microcosm was an open hypertext system that evolved in the early 1990s, before the advent of the Web. Apart from its success as a research platform it was widely used for presenti...
We introduce a WebDAV-based Hypertext Annotation and Trail System (HATS). HATS provides annotation editing, deleting, searching, and sharing using server side WebDAV capabilities....
Users’ information needs are largely driven by the context in which they make their decisions. This context is dynamic. It includes the users’ characteristics, their current do...
Carrying out experiments in Information Retrieval is a heavy activity requiring fast tools to treat collections of significant size, and at the same time flexible tools to leave...