JuruXML - an XML Retrieval System at INEX'02.

Abstract

XML documents represent a middle range between unstructured data such as textual documents and fully structured data encoded in databases. Typically, information retrieval techniques are used to support search on the “unstructured ” end of this scale, while database techniques are used for the other end. To date, most of the work on XML query and search has stemmed from the structured side and is strongly inspired by database techniques. We describe here an approach that originates from the “unstructured ” end and is based on augmentation of information retrieval techniques. It is specifically targeted to support the information needs of end-users, more specifically a generic querying mechanism, and ranking of results for approximate needs. We describe our query format and ranking mechanism and demonstrate how it was used to run the INEX topics.