Title :
Using concept maps in digital libraries as a cross-language resource discovery tool
Author :
Richardson, Ryan ; Fox, Edward A.
Author_Institution :
Digital Libr. Res. Lab., Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Abstract :
The concept map, first suggested by Joseph Novak, has been extensively studied as a way for learners to increase understanding. We are automatically generating and translating concept maps from electronic theses and dissertations, for both English and Spanish, as a DL aid to discovery and summarization
Keywords :
digital libraries; information retrieval; English; Spanish; automatic summarization; concept maps; cross-language resource discovery tool; digital libraries; electronic dissertations; electronic theses; Abstracts; Association rules; Education; Human factors; Information filtering; Information retrieval; Laboratories; Permission; Software libraries; Testing; automatic summarization; concept maps; cross-lingual information retrieval;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Libraries, 2005. JCDL '05. Proceedings of the 5th ACM/IEEE-CS Joint Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
1-58113-876-8
DOI :
10.1145/1065385.1065443
