Towards a Model for Evaluating Web Retrieval Systems in Non-English Queries
Fotis Lazarinis · IGI Global eBooks · 2008
As the Web population continues to grow, more non-English users will be amassed online. The purpose of this chapter is to describe the methods and the criteria used for evaluating search engines and to propose a model for evaluating the searching effectiveness of Web retrieval systems in non-English queries. The qualities and weaknesses related to the handling of Greek and Italian queries are evaluated based on this method. The fundamental purpose of the methodology is to establish quality measurements on search engine utilization from the perspective of end users. Application of the proposed evaluation methodology aids users to select the most effective search engine and developers to identify some of the modules of their software that need improvements.