Metodologías para el desarrollo de interfaces visuales de recuperación de información : análisis y comparación

Herrero-Solana, Víctor and Hassan-Montero, Yusef Metodologías para el desarrollo de interfaces visuales de recuperación de información : análisis y comparación. Information Research: an international electronic journal, 2006, vol. 11, n. 3. [Journal article (Unpaginated)]

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English abstract

Introduction. In recent years the volume of electronic information has grown exponentially. This phenomenon improves data exchange and communication but introduces new troubles in relation to information access and searching. Aim. This paper proposes an exhaustive review of the different models, methods and algorithms that can be used to develop Visual Interfaces for Information Retrieval. The methods are classified on the basis of the stage of the process in which they take part: data analysis and transformation, application of classification and visual distribution algorithms, and application of visual transformation techniques. Methodology. Based on the analysis, we compare the different methods that can be used in each stage of the production process. We also determine which combinations of methods and algorithms are most suitable at different stages. Results. In the first section, data analysis and transformation, we analyse content mining, structure mining and use mining. In the second section, visual classification algorithm, we shown the hierarchical, network, scattering and map representations. In the last section, visual transformation techniques, we present the distortion (Focus+Context) and non-distortion techniques. Conclusion. The results aim to become useful tools for other researchers when choosing a methodological combination for the development of specific proposals for visual interfaces for information retrieval, as well as suggest implications to be considered on the research of new visual transformation techniques.

Spanish abstract

Introducción. Con el advenimiento de la web a principios de los años 90, el volumen de información electrónica ha experimentado un crecimiento exponencial sin precedentes. Este fenómeno introdujo muchas ventajas en relación con la posibilidad de intercambio, difusión y transferencia de datos pero, sin embargo, acarreó igualmente muchos problemas en relación con el acceso, búsqueda, localización y recuperación de la información relevante dentro de grandes volúmenes de datos. Objetivo. El presente trabajo realiza una revisión exhaustiva de los diferentes modelos, métodos y algoritmos existentes para la generación de Interfaces Visuales de Recuperación de Información (VIRIs, Visual Interfaces for Information Retrieval), clasificados según la etapa del proceso en la que intervienen: análisis y transformación de los datos, aplicación de los algoritmos de clasificación y distribución visual, y aplicación de técnicas de transformación visual. Metodología. En base a su análisis, se comparan los diferentes métodos a emplear en cada etapa del proceso de producción, así como se determinan qué combinaciones entre métodos y algoritmos de diferentes etapas resultan más adecuadas. Resultados. En la primer sección, análisis y transformación de datos, se analiza la minería de contenidos, de estructura y de uso. En la segunda sección, algoritmos de clasificación y distribución visual, se muestran las representaciones jerárquicas, de redes, de dispersión y mapas. Finalmente, entre las técnicas de transformación visual se presentan las técnicas no orientadas a la distorsión visual y las orientadas a la distorsión (Focus+Context). Conclusiones. Los resultados pretenden servir a otros investigadores como herramienta para la elección de una u otra combinación metodológica en el desarrollo de propuestas específicas de VIRIs, además de sugerir implicaciones a tener en cuenta en la necesaria investigación sobre nuevas técnicas de transformación visual.

Item type: Journal article (Unpaginated)
Keywords: Visualización de la Información; Interfaces Visuales de Recuperación de Información; VIRI; MDS; SOM; PFNETs; visual interfaces for information retrieval; visual transformation techniques
Subjects: B. Information use and sociology of information > BI. User interfaces, usability.
I. Information treatment for information services > ID. Knowledge representation.
L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW.
Depositing user: Víctor Herrero-Solana
Date deposited: 04 Jul 2006
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:03
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/7766

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