Supporting multilinguality in library automation systems using ai tools

Language barriers present a major problem in the effectiveness of resource sharing and in common access to the resources of libraries. In this paper we present the TRANSLIB system, which consists of an integration of both new and existing multilingual information tools. This system takes full advant...

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Published inApplied artificial intelligence Vol. 13; no. 7; pp. 679 - 703
Main Authors Michos, Stephanos, Stamatatos, Efstathios, Fakotakis, Nikos
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis Group 01.10.1999
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Summary:Language barriers present a major problem in the effectiveness of resource sharing and in common access to the resources of libraries. In this paper we present the TRANSLIB system, which consists of an integration of both new and existing multilingual information tools. This system takes full advantage of some AI-based methods in order to provide multilingual access to library catalogues. Its main features include functionalities for searching in multiple languages, multilingual presentation of the query results, and localization of the user interface. TRANSLIB has currently been tested in existing medium-sized bibliographic databases. Evaluation results show a remarkable improvement in the search process and report high user friendliness and easy and low-cost maintenance and upgrade of the system.
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ISSN:0883-9514
1087-6545
DOI:10.1080/088395199117243