Web Services and Application of Multi-Agent Paradigm for DL

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Influence of Classification on Information Filtering

Vast amounts of information are available via the Internet and there are indications that the volume of scholarly information shared across the Internet is increasing [Okerson, 1995]. Tools such as WAIS, Lycos and Webcrawler have been developed to allow users to access information, but these tools require the user to be actively involved in locating that information. With the explosive growth in digital and non-digital information, however, it has become increasingly difficult to find the time necessary to search for information

Collaborative Classifier Agents: Studying the Impact of Learning in Distributed Document Classification

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Psycho-physiological Methods in Information Science: Fit or Fad?

This interactive session focuses on the use of psycho-physiological methods in information science research. Through presentations, demos, and interactive discussion we will discuss and observe pragmatic issues of implementing these methods in IS and analyzing the data they generate. We will also examine the “fit” of these methods of measuring IS concepts and phenomenon, their reliability and validity, and the need for greater knowledge exchange amongst IS researchers to guide the effective use of these methods.ye

Formative evaluation of a patient-specific clinical knowledge summarization tool

To iteratively design a prototype of a computerized clinical knowledge summarization (CKS) tool aimed at helping clinicians finding answers to their clinical questions; and to conduct a formative assessment of the usability, usefulness, efficiency, and impact of the CKS prototype on physicians’ perceived decision quality compared with standard search of UpToDate and PubMed