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Argumentation-based schema matching for multiple digital libraries

Tho Thanh Quan (Department of Software Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam)
Xuan H. Luong (Department of Computer Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Thanh C. Nguyen (Department of Computer Science, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam)
Hui Siu Cheung (Department of Computer Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Online Information Review

ISSN: 1468-4527

Article publication date: 9 February 2015

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Abstract

Purpose

Most digital libraries (DL) are now available online. They also provide the Z39.50 standard protocol which allows computer-based systems to effectively retrieve information stored in the DLs. The major difficulty lies in inconsistency between database schemas of multiple DLs. The purpose of this paper is to present a system known as Argumentation-based Digital Library Search (ADLSearch), which facilitates information retrieval across multiple DLs.

Design/methodology/approach

The proposed approach is based on argumentation theory for schema matching reconciliation from multiple schema matching algorithms. In addition, a distributed architecture is proposed for the ADLSearch system for information retrieval from multiple DLs.

Findings

Initial performance results are promising. First, schema matching can improve the retrieval performance on DLs, as compared to the baseline technique. Subsequently, argumentation-based retrieval can yield better matching accuracy and retrieval efficiency than individual schema matching algorithms.

Research limitations/implications

The work discussed in this paper has been implemented as a prototype supporting scholarly retrieval from about 800 DLs over the world. However, due to complexity of argumentation algorithm, the process of adding new DLs to the system cannot be performed in a real-time manner.

Originality/value

In this paper, an argumentation-based approach is proposed for reconciling the conflicts from multiple schema matching algorithms in the context of information retrieval from multiple DL. Moreover, the proposed approach can also be applied for similar applications which require automatic mapping from multiple database schemas.

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Acknowledgements

This work was supported by research project B0212-20-02TD funded by Vietnam National University – Ho Chi Minh City.

Citation

Quan, T.T., Luong , X.H., Nguyen, T.C. and Cheung, H.S. (2015), "Argumentation-based schema matching for multiple digital libraries", Online Information Review, Vol. 39 No. 1, pp. 81-103. https://doi.org/10.1108/OIR-02-2014-0023

Publisher

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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