Issues of context in information retrieval (IR): an introduction to the special issue

  • Authors:

  • Colleen Cool;Amanda Spink

  • Affiliations:

  • Gradate School of Library and Information Studies Queens College City Univesity of New York 65-30 Kissena Blvd Flushing, NY;School of Information Sciences and Technology The Pennsylvania State University, 004C Thomas Building University Park, PA

  • Venue:
  • Information Processing and Management: an International Journal - Issues of context in information retrieval
  • Year:
  • 2002

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Abstract

The subject of context has received a great deal of attention in the information retrieval (IR) literature over the past decade, primarily in studies of information seeking and IR interactions. Recently, attention to context in IR has expanded to address new problems in new environments. In this paper we outline five overlapping dimensions of context which we believe to be important constituent elements and we discuss how they are related to different issues in IR research. The papers in this special issue are summarized with respect to how they represent work that is being conducted within these dimensions of context. We conclude with future areas of research which are needed in order to fully understand the multidimensional nature of context in IR.