Grouper: A dynamic clustering interface to Web search results

Computer Networks

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 1361-1374

  Zamir, Oren ^a   Etzioni, Oren ^a  

^a University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; SEARCH ENGINES; USER INTERFACES;

DYNAMIC CLUSTERING INTERFACES;

WORLD WIDE WEB;

EID: 0033294891     PISSN: 13891286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1389-1286(99)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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