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Expert systems and intelligent information retrieval

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Abstract

Researchers have begun to investigate whether “intelligent” information retrieval systems can be built using expert system techniques. This paper will explore what an intelligent information retrieval system involves and examine why expert system techniques might be of interest to the designers of such systems. A brief review will be presented of expert systems research, describing what an expert system is, what it can do (and cannot do), and how this performance is achieved. The emphasis will be on components, architecture, and human-system interaction rather than on specific applications or individual systems. The paper will then explore the extent to which it is feasible to think of applying expert system techniques to intelligent retrieval.

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