Search profile
The term "search profile" is often used synonymously with query. Both terms refer to a set of search terms selected in order to search a given system in an optimal way. A search profile may be stored in the computer and new information sent to users based on stored profiles (SDI). In search profiles are terms normally organized in facets. It is an art to make good profiles.
A case study is provided by Hjørland (1986/1988).
Literature:
Ansari, N. (1998). SDI Processing for search profiles in online databases. ASLIB Proceedings, 50(4), 85-87.
Butterly, E. (1975). Improving SDI search profiles. Information Processing &
Management, 11(8-12), 189-200.
Hjørland, B. (1986). Litteratursøgning i forskning. Et eksempel og nogle vigtige implikationer. SAML. Skrifter om Anvendt og Matematisk Lingvistik, 12, 79-102. Click for full-text PDF
Hjørland, B. (1988). Information Retrieval in Psychology. Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, Vol 6 (3/4), 1988, 39-64. (English translation of Hjørland, 1986).
Shepherd, M.; Duffy, J. F.; Watters, C. & Gugle, N. (2001). The role of
user profiles for news filtering. Journal of the American Society for
Information Science & Technology, 52(2), 149-160.
See also: Facet and facet analysis; Query; Selective Dissemination of Information
Birger Hjørland
Last edited: 20-05-2006