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Information retrieval on the Internet is particularly challenging for the non-expert user seeking technical information with specialized terminology. The user can be assisted during the required search tasks with intelligent agent technology delivered through a decision making support system. This paper describes the technology and its application to suicide prevention searches performed for the National Institute of Mental Health.
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Phillips-Wren, G.E., Forgionne, G.A. (2004). Intelligent Decision Making in Information Retrieval. In: Negoita, M.G., Howlett, R.J., Jain, L.C. (eds) Knowledge-Based Intelligent Information and Engineering Systems. KES 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 3213. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-30132-5_19
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