Using rules in an 'intelligent' information retrieval environment

Abstract

The availability of a powerful 'rule system' is an essential requirement for any implemented methodology intended to make use of querying/inferencing techniques according to a knowledge-based approach. In this chapter, we will supply some information about the rule system of NKRL; NKRL (Narrative Knowledge Representation Language) is a powerful information retrieval environment designed to deal with non-fictional 'narratives' of an economic interest. Rules in this context correspond to high-level reasoning paradigms like the search for causal relationships or the use of analogical techniques. Given (i) the conceptual complexity of these paradigms and (ii) the sophistication of the underlying representation language, these rules cannot be implemented in a (weak) 'inference by inheritance' style but must follow a powerful 'inference by resolution' approach. © 2009 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.