Classification, Search, and Retrieval in a Multi-Variable, Multi-Level Taxonomy: Application to DecisionNet

Abstract

The explosion of information available on global computer networks underlines the need for effective repositories that facilitate organization of, and search for, information. These digital repositories may contain simple data, or increasingly, objects of other types such as software and decision models. A taxonomy can be thought of as a navigational aid to a repository. Organization of objects may take place along multiple dimensions, each of which may have a taxonomy of classification terms that spans many levels. This thesis examines the design and development of a WWW based Classification, Registration, Search, and Retrieval System. The system was applied and tested on the DecisionNet project which is an electronic brokerage house for decision technologies. In order to facilitate user interaction via the WWW the system was designed to be run through a standard web browser. A graphical user interface was developed in Java. The back-end functions for data management, search and retrieval were also programmed largely in Java.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA337498

Entities

People

  • Christopher M. Corgnati

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Commerce
  • Computer Program Reliability
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Databases
  • Differential Equations
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Information Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Optimization
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface
  • Web Browsers

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics