As information nowadays represents a key factor in every successful business, and Internet offers literally tons of available data concerning almost every area of human activity, there emerges a real necessity for good search tools that can obtain high quality information in a short time. Nowadays finding useful information can be an overwhelming task. As a result, consumers need effective mechanisms for searching the Web. This paper describes LearnMiner, an open, agent-based platform designed for advanced didactic resource discovery. A central role is played by deductive agents, equipped with a similarity-based inference mechanism. This issue enables to bridge the gap between the requested information and the available information on the net, considering the "similarity" as a weaker relation for undiscernibility.
Deductive, Tolerant Agents for Discovering Didactic Resources on the Web
LOIA, Vincenzo;SENATORE, Sabrina;SESSA, Maria Immacolata
2002-01-01
Abstract
As information nowadays represents a key factor in every successful business, and Internet offers literally tons of available data concerning almost every area of human activity, there emerges a real necessity for good search tools that can obtain high quality information in a short time. Nowadays finding useful information can be an overwhelming task. As a result, consumers need effective mechanisms for searching the Web. This paper describes LearnMiner, an open, agent-based platform designed for advanced didactic resource discovery. A central role is played by deductive agents, equipped with a similarity-based inference mechanism. This issue enables to bridge the gap between the requested information and the available information on the net, considering the "similarity" as a weaker relation for undiscernibility.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
