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The scientific literature is a vast mine of
past and current knowledge painstakingly
constructed by the research community, and yet our means to
access it is constrained by the
current query interfaces and search engines, despite tremendous
progresses made in its online availability.
The problem is two folded: one is to get to the right set of
literatures in response to an intended query, and the other is to digest the contents of the
retrieved literature.
The goal of the vertical digital library portal (VDL)
approach is to address the first issue, particularly aimed at providing biomedical
investigators and interested users an enhanced access interface with interactive,
multifaceted presentation of results and focused coverage.
The VDL framework consists of four interrelated
components: (a) newly enabled methodological techniques for information organization and retrieval;
(b) a general-purpose system architecture; (c) a systematic and semi-automated
process for constructing new verticals;
(d) a feasible content harvesting, maintenance and update procedure.
For working prototypes, see:
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