Comparison of two approaches to building a vertical search tool: a case study in the nanotechnology domain

  • Authors:

  • Michael Chau;Hsinchun Chen;Jialun Qin;Yilu Zhou;Yi Qin;Wai-Ki Sung;Daniel McDonald

  • Affiliations:

  • The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 2nd ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

As the Web has been growing exponentially, it has become increasingly difficult to search for desired information. In recent years, many domain-specific (vertical) search tools have been developed to serve the information needs of specific fields. This paper describes two approaches to building a domain-specific search tool. We report our experience in building two different tools in the nanotechnology domain -- (1) a server-side search engine, and (2) a client-side search agent. The designs of the two search systems are presented and discussed, and their strengths and weaknesses are compared. Some future research directions are also discussed.