Name Searching and Information Retrieval
| dc.creator | Thompson, Paul | |
| dc.creator | Dozier, Christopher C. | |
| dc.date | 1997-06-12 | |
| dc.date | 1997-06-19 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T08:58:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T08:58:43Z | |
| dc.description | The main application of name searching has been name matching in a database of names. This paper discusses a different application: improving information retrieval through name recognition. It investigates name recognition accuracy, and the effect on retrieval performance of indexing and searching personal names differently from non-name terms in the context of ranked retrieval. The main conclusions are: that name recognition in text can be effective; that names occur frequently enough in a variety of domains, including those of legal documents and news databases, to make recognition worthwhile; and that retrieval performance can be improved using name searching. | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/cmp-lg/9706017 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/cmp-lg/9706017 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/147437 | |
| dc.subject | Computation and Language | |
| dc.title | Name Searching and Information Retrieval | |
| dc.type | text |