[Sigia-l] Thesauri on the web

[Vittorio]

Hi,

does anybody know the way in which Excite and Altavita make their "Are you
looking for?" query phrases? Do they use thesauri too?

Thanks

Vittorio


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From: "Webindexing - Jon Jermey and Glenda Browne"
<webindexing at optusnet.com.au>
To: "Sigia-L" <sigia-l at asis.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 13, 2003 4:21 AM
Subject: [Sigia-l] Thesauri on the web


Hi,

I'm interested in examples of thesauri on the web that are integrated
into the search process. Eg, the user types a search and retrieves
thousands of hits, so a relevant portion of the thesaurus pops up and
they are asked if they would like to select a narrower term. Or, they
type a term and they are offered the list of synonyms to choose from.
Most sites with thesauri seem to keep them separate from the basic
search process - ie,they are treated as an advanced option that most
users are not expected to see.

I'd also like to identify any web-mounted thesauri created using
WebChoir or TermTree (I already have some that use MultiTES).

Thanks,

Glenda.

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