SpidersRUs: automated development of vertical search engines in different domains and languages

Authors:
Michael Chau;Jialun Qin;Yilu Zhou;Chunju Tseng;Hsinchun Chen
Affiliations:
University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong;University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ;University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Venue:
Proceedings of the 5th ACM/IEEE-CS joint conference on Digital libraries
Year:
2005

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Abstract

In this paper we discuss the architecture of a tool designed to help users develop vertical search engines in different domains and different languages. The design of the tool is presented and an evaluation study was conducted, showing that the system is easier to use than other existing tools.