Special feature : INFOSTA Symposium 2000. Special lecture : Revolution on Information Distribution, Databases and Their Impacts on Digital Libraries |
| Yahiko KAMBAYASHI (Department of Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University) |
| Abstract : Recent development of databases and web technologies causes a new revolution on information distribution. In this paper we will focus on the impact of such revolution to digital library. Database technology and the differences between conventional information retrieval and web-based retrieval are discussed. Especially how to use link information in web is described. |
| Keywords : digital library / information retrieval / databases / search engine / use of link information |