Title :
Integrating structured data and text: a multi-dimensional approach
Author :
Lee, Jinho ; Grossman, David ; Frieder, Ophir ; McCabe, M. Catherine
Author_Institution :
Illinois Inst. of Technol., Chicago, IL, USA
Abstract :
Multidimensional databases are used for online analytic processing (OLAP) applications with great success. We introduce a method of using OLAP techniques on a text collection: combining text searching and ranking techniques from information retrieval and the slicing, dicing, and drill-down from OLAP. Our approach integrates structured and unstructured data and takes advantage of the data hierarchies found in the structured data. We describe a prototype where standard multidimensional database tools are used to implement typical information retrieval functionality such as Boolean retrieval and relevance ranking
Keywords :
data mining; information retrieval; text analysis; very large databases; Boolean retrieval; OLAP techniques; data hierarchies; drill-down; information retrieval; information retrieval functionality; multi-dimensional approach; multidimensional databases; online analytic processing; relevance ranking; standard multidimensional database tools; structured data/text integration; text collection; text ranking techniques; text searching; unstructured data; Cities and towns; Databases; Ear; Government; Identity-based encryption; Information analysis; Information retrieval; Multidimensional systems; Performance analysis; Prototypes;
Conference_Titel :
Information Technology: Coding and Computing, 2000. Proceedings. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0540-6
DOI :
10.1109/ITCC.2000.844234
