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Retrieval of correct and precise information at the right time is essential in knowledge intensive tasks requiring quick decision-making. In this paper, we propose a method for utilizing ontologies to enhance the quality of information retrieval (IR) by query enrichment. We explain how a retrieval system can be tuned by adapting ontologies to provide both an in-depth understanding of the user’s needs as well as an easy integration with standard vector-space retrieval systems. The ontology concepts are adapted to the domain terminology by computing a feature vector for each concept. The feature vector is used to enrich a provided query. The ontology and the whole retrieval system are under development as part of a Semantic Web standardization project for the Norwegian oil and gas industry.
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Tomassen, S.L., Gulla, J.A., Strasunskas, D. (2006). Document Space Adapted Ontology: Application in Query Enrichment. In: Kop, C., Fliedl, G., Mayr, H.C., Métais, E. (eds) Natural Language Processing and Information Systems. NLDB 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3999. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11765448_5
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