IGF::OT::IGF CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL: THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH AND RETRIE…

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IGF::OT::IGF CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL: THE PURPOSE OF THE CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL EFFORT IS TO RESEARCH, INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON THE TOPIC OF CONTEXT SENSITIVE SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL, UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT STATE OF THE ART IN THIS AREA AND ANALYZE ITS APPLICATION TO PROJECTS OF INTEREST TO ADVANCE DISTRIBUTED LEARNING (ADL) SUCH AS THE ADL REGISTRY (ADL-R) AND THE LEARNING REGISTRY (LR). THE CONTEXT IN WHICH SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL TAKES PLACE CAN BE USED TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY AND QUALITY OF THE SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL PROCESS, BUT THE NEEDED TOOLS AND PROCESSES ARE RARELY AVAILABLE. THIS INCLUDES CRITERIA SUCH AS THE LOCATION OF THE SEARCHER, E.G., WITHIN A SECURE FACILITY OR NOT, INDIVIDUAL SEARCHER PROFILES INCLUDING THINGS SUCH AS DESIRED RETURN FORMATS, AND PREVIOUS SEARCH RESULTS. TASKS INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: (1) EXAM THE ISSUES INVOLVED IN PROVIDING EFFICIENT ACCESS CONTROLLED SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL FUNCTIONS IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS SUCH AS LR OR ADL-R, (2) REVIEW AND DOCUMENT CURRENT BEST PRACTICES IN THIS AREA AND (3) EXPLORE AND DOCUMENT POTENTIAL APPROACHES TO SOLVING THE PROBLEM OF CONTEXTUALIZING SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL TO INCLUDE, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SEGMENTED INDEXES, POST-SEARCH FILTERING, AND SEGMENTING AND FEDERATING REGISTRIES BASED ON ACCESS CONDITIONS.