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Division of labour and sharing of knowledge for synchronous collaborative information retrieval

Foley, Colum and Smeaton, Alan F. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-1028-8389 (2010) Division of labour and sharing of knowledge for synchronous collaborative information retrieval. Information Processing & Management, 46 (6). pp. 762-772. ISSN 03064573

Abstract
Synchronous collaborative information retrieval (SCIR) is concerned with supporting two or more users who search together at the same time in order to satisfy a shared information need. SCIR systems represent a paradigmatic shift in the way we view information retrieval, moving from an individual to a group process and as such the development of novel IR techniques is needed to support this. In this article we present what we believe are two key concepts for the development of effective SCIR namely division of labour (DoL) and sharing of knowledge (SoK). Together these concepts enable coordinated SCIR such that redundancy across group members is reduced whilst enabling each group member to benefit from the discoveries of their collaborators. In this article we outline techniques from state-of-the-art SCIR systems which support these two concepts, primarily through the provision of awareness widgets. We then outline some of our own work into system-mediated techniques for division of labour and sharing of knowledge in SCIR. Finally we conclude with a discussion on some possible future trends for these two coordination techniques.
Metadata
Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:collaborative information retrieval; collaborative search;
Subjects:Computer Science > Information retrieval
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > CLARITY: The Centre for Sensor Web Technologies
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ipm.2009.10.010
Copyright Information:Copyright © 2009 Elsevier Ltd
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
Funders:Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:15755
Deposited On:19 Oct 2010 09:04 by DORAS Administrator . Last Modified 31 Oct 2018 13:22
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