Title :
Information retrieval systems: where is the fuzz?
Author :
Kraft, Donald H. ; Bordogna, Gloria ; Pasi, Gabriella
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Louisiana State Univ., Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Abstract :
If the field of fuzzy information systems is to grow and mature, it is imperative to define terms precisely. For the sub-field of information retrieval, we attempt to clarify the definition of some terms and discuss the possible sources of fuzziness within this sub-field. Moreover, we discuss the implications that this has in terms of defining flexible information retrieval models and propose an approach to information retrieval in the framework of possibility theory
Keywords :
fuzzy set theory; information retrieval; possibility theory; IRS; flexible information retrieval models; fuzzy information systems; information retrieval systems; possibility theory; Communications technology; Computer science; Database systems; Engines; Fuzzy systems; Information analysis; Information retrieval; Information systems; Possibility theory; Uncertainty;
Conference_Titel :
Fuzzy Systems Proceedings, 1998. IEEE World Congress on Computational Intelligence., The 1998 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4863-X
DOI :
10.1109/FUZZY.1998.686318
