On Feb 24, 2005, at 9:29 AM, Dr Robert Sanderson wrote:
Certainly. But as you say, you often know what you're looking for. So you need a more advanced search interface than just a google like single query box.
We need both.
Sure. There's plenty of relevance ranking algorithms available for these sorts of things. But this precludes the use of any sort of stupid database (such as a relational database). Unless you can ensure that every database backend will have some clever relevance ranking system, you need to have multiple fields to allow for precise searches.
That's fine, so long as we have both options. In the eXist demo, the simple field is in the sidebar, but there's a link to an "advanced" search interface. That's as it should be. Do you not agree?
Bruce
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