ezDL: An Interactive Search and Evaluation System.

Abstract

The open-source system ezDL is presented. It is an interactive search tool, a development platform for interactive IR systems, and an evaluation system. ezDL can be used as a meta-search system for heterogeneous sources or digital libraries, allows organizing and filtering of merged results, offers support for search sessions as well as a personal library for storing different document types. The ezDL framework is easy to extend and is based on a service-oriented architecture. In addition, support for performing user studies and eye tracking is provided. ezDL has been used as a system in several funded research projects.