Based on the comparison between ontology and thesaurus, and the analysis of an ontology-based Information Retrieval (IR) model, the potential advantages that ontology may contribute to IR are analyzed. Then a genera...Based on the comparison between ontology and thesaurus, and the analysis of an ontology-based Information Retrieval (IR) model, the potential advantages that ontology may contribute to IR are analyzed. Then a general architecture of ontology-based Information Retrieval System (IRS) and the approach of constructing it are presented. Based on the researches, the role of ontology in IR is summarized from four aspects and a typical system called Textpresso is analyzed. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that utilizing ontology is the trend of IR and can really improve the IRS.展开更多
文摘Based on the comparison between ontology and thesaurus, and the analysis of an ontology-based Information Retrieval (IR) model, the potential advantages that ontology may contribute to IR are analyzed. Then a general architecture of ontology-based Information Retrieval System (IRS) and the approach of constructing it are presented. Based on the researches, the role of ontology in IR is summarized from four aspects and a typical system called Textpresso is analyzed. Finally, a conclusion is drawn that utilizing ontology is the trend of IR and can really improve the IRS.