|
Summary
of the DESIRE II Web Indexing Workshop
evaluation by attendees
1. Aims and content of the workshop
|
Average
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Number of respondents
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
1.1
|
Relevance |
4.2
|
20
|
|
|
3
|
11
|
6
|
|
1.2
|
State of the
art |
4.2
|
20
|
|
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
|
1.3
|
Met objectives |
4
|
20
|
|
|
2
|
16
|
2
|
|
1.4
|
Clarity |
3.7
|
20
|
|
|
8
|
10
|
2
|
|
1.5
|
Value to participants |
3.9
|
20
|
|
|
4
|
14
|
2
|
2. Facilities and organisation
|
|
Average
|
Number of respondents
|
1 |
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
|
2.1
|
The pre-conference
organisation (booking, arrangements, information for participants etc.) |
4.1
|
19
|
|
1
|
3
|
9
|
6
|
|
2.2
|
The conference
organisation (room, catering, hotel, social event) |
4.3
|
19
|
|
|
3
|
7
|
9
|
|
2.3
|
Workshop Materials
(workbook/handouts etc) |
4.1
|
20
|
|
|
3
|
13
|
4
|
|
2.4
|
The
workshop was: |
too
long |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| about
right |
17
|
|
|
|
|
|
| too
short |
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
3. Workshop Sessions
3.1. Sessions value
| Session number |
Session title |
Which of the sessions did you find most useful?
(Number of responses) |
Which of sessions did you find least useful?
(Number of responses) |
| 1 |
Workshop Opening: DESIRE
II and TERENA Workshops |
|
|
| 2 |
NREN Search Service Implementation
strategy |
4
|
|
| 3 |
DESIRE 2 Indexing and SBIG
technologies Phil Cross, Bristol, ILRT |
7
|
|
| 4 |
Automating the Construction
of Domain-Specific Internet Portals with Machine Learning |
13
|
|
| 5 |
Automatic Classification,
applied to Subject gateways and robot-generated subject indexes |
5
|
1
|
| 6 |
Dublin Core Qualifiers: Managing
the Complexity Continuum for Resource Discovery |
6
|
|
| 7 |
Metadata Registry |
5
|
4
|
| 8 |
Metadata harvesting |
2
|
3
|
| 9 |
The Nordic way of doing large-scale
directory integration |
3
|
1
|
| 10 |
The implementation of the
TIO-Referral-server and its possible use for metadata enhanced web-indexing |
6
|
|
| 11 |
Visual WebSearching |
5
|
|
| 12 |
TUSTEP Project, Fuzzy language
searching, Standards in strings matching, fallback rules |
2
|
5
|
| 13 |
Multilingual issues in Information
Retrieval and Resource Description |
2
|
1
|
| 14 |
Panel on Academic Portal
solutions and REIS Initiative |
5
|
|
3.2. Were there any topics that you think the
workshop could have covered, which were not covered?
-
Harvesting and related topics
-
Existing tools and small indexing facility
4. Relevance to you
|
|
Number of respondents
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4
|
5
|
| 4.1.
Did the workshop meet your expectations? |
YES |
19
|
|
|
|
|
|
| NO |
0
|
|
|
|
|
|
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4.2
|
What I liked MOST about the
whole workshop (please specify): |
-
good range of useful, topical and interesting content
-
broader topic of indexing sharing, use of metadata,
graphics, directory
-
quality/relevancy of content
-
good expertise, open discussion, state of the art topics
-
insight into directories
-
given overview of DC metadata
-
interaction, plus exposure to variety of European web
indexing issues
-
ability to talk to others in a productive manner, interaction
with other participants, casual atmosphere
-
the top-of-the-line talent of attendees
|
|
4.2
|
What I liked LEAST about
the whole workshop (please specify): |
-
lack of practical sessions
-
room with computers on desks was not ideal
-
working on Saturday and Sunday
|
|
4.3
|
How could we have improved
this workshop for you? |
-
practical sessions for beginners in addition/in parallel
with the cutting edge science
-
better room and more breaks
-
more directories, maybe
-
keep up the good work!
|
|
4.4
|
Do you plan to use any of
the information you have been given at this workshop? (please give details) |
-
take away thought in Portal
-
information on automatic classification, distributed
LDAP servers
-
follow-up on the auto-classification issue
-
on longer term: automatic classification, subject gateway
construction
-
Dublin Core metadata + registry information was particularly
helpful for some of our current metadata mapping issues
-
metadata, TIO
-
combine, metadata stuff plus a load of things brought
up in conversations
-
evaluate technology presented
-
evaluating indexing/harvesting machines including "combine"
-
indefinite scopes of projects, possibilities of cooperation
-
as input for new projects at home
-
improve our projects and services
-
as a reference
-
looking up some of the paper and website mentioned
-
follow up on some pointers and contacts
-
contacts, several good ideas from delegates relevant
to my work
|
|
4.5
|
Further comments and suggestions: |
-
next workshop in a year
-
add practical sessions, hands-on practical experience
could be added
-
Thanks for the good hospitality and good selection of
topics
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Additional information: Yuri Demchenko
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