Open multimedia environment to retrieve and organise documents: An adaptive web-based IR system in the field of textile and clothing industry

Abstract

Computer based information reposiories are becoming larger and more diverse. In this context the need for an effective information retrieval system is related not only to the efficiency of the retrieval process but also to its compatibility to support information seekers during a typical problem solving activity (Marchionini 1995). OMERO project (national research project, n. 41902) perspective considers information seeking as a problem solving activity (Rumiati 1990) that depends on communication acts. © Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2000.