Catching the User - User Context through Live Logging in DAFFODIL.
Claus-Peter Klas, Matthias Hemmje · 2009
This demo will present the logging facilities to capture the user context within the Daffodil framework during a live search in computer science data sources. We propose to use the Daffodil system as an experimental framework for the evaluation and research of interactive IR. The system already provides a rich set of working services and available information sources. These services and sources can be used as a foundation for further research going beyond basic functionalities. In addition, the system can easily be extended regarding both services and sources. Daffodil’s highly flexible and extensible agent-based architecture allows for easy integration of additional components and access to all existing services. Finally, the system provides a user-friendly graphical interface and facilitating services for log generation and analysis. The experimental framework can serve as a joint theoretical and practical platform for the evaluation of DLs, with the long-term goal of creating a community centered on interactive IR and DL evaluation.