• DocumentCode
    3524852
  • Title

    Taxonomies for automated question triage in digital reference

  • Author

    Pomerantz, Jeffrey ; Lankes, R.D.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Inf. Studies, Syracuse Univ., NY, USA
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    31-31 May 2003
  • Firstpage
    119
  • Lastpage
    121
  • Abstract
    We identify (1) several taxonomies of questions at different levels of linguistic analysis, according to which questions received by digital reference services are classified, and (2) a simple categorization of triage recipients. The utility of these taxonomies and categorizations of triage recipients is discussed as the basis for systems for automating triage and other steps in the digital reference process.
  • Keywords
    Internet; classification; computational linguistics; digital libraries; information retrieval; library automation; automated question triage; digital reference process; linguistic analysis; question taxonomy; triage recipient categorization; Computer science; Computer science education; Convergence; Databases; Electronic learning; Information analysis; Knowledge management; Management information systems; Software libraries; Technological innovation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Digital Libraries, 2003. Proceedings. 2003 Joint Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7695-1939-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/JCDL.2003.1204907
  • Filename
    1204907