Efficient indexing technique for XML-based electronic product catalogs

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 66-77

  Özgür, Arzucan ^a   Gündem, Taflan I ^a  

^a BOGAZICI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Efficient query processing; Electronic product catalogs; Indexing; Semi structured XML document

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; DATA STRUCTURES; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUERY LANGUAGES; XML;

EFFICIENT QUERY PROCESSING; ELECTRONIC PRODUCT CATALOGS; SEMI-STRUCTURED XML DOCUMENT;

INDEXING (OF INFORMATION);

EID: 31044433331     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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