A question answer system based on confirmed knowledge acquired from a mailing list

Internet Research

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-176

  Watanabe, Yasuhiko ^a   Nishimura, Ryo ^a   Okada, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a RYUKOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Knowledge management; Mailing lists; Questionnaires; System documentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 41649115817     PISSN: 10662243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/10662240810862220     Document Type: Article

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