Using search strategies and a description logic paradigm with conditional preferences for literature search

Journal article

In this paper, we propose a novel query formalism for literature search, which is based on description logics and variable-strength conditional preferences. Query languages of current search engines are very restricted in their expressive power. There are scientific search engines on the web, however, that have valuable metadata about research publications, authors, organisations, and scientific events. We show that description logics with conditional preferences allow for a more powerful que...

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Authors: Schellhase, J; Lukasiewicz, T

• Journal: International Journal of Metadata, Semantics and Ontologies
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 68-83
• Publication date: 2008-01-01
• DOI: 10.1504/IJMSO.2008.021206
• EISSN: 1744-263X
• ISSN: 1744-2621
• Language: English
• Keywords: Digital libraries; Literature search; Search strategies; Conditional preferences; Search queries; Description logics; Search engines