Name Searching and Information Retrieval
<|reference_start|>Name Searching and Information Retrieval: The main application of name searching has been name matching in a database of names. This paper discusses a different application: improving information retrieval through name recognition. It investigates name recognition accuracy, and the effect on retrieval performance of indexing and searching personal names differently from non-name terms in the context of ranked retrieval. The main conclusions are: that name recognition in text can be effective; that names occur frequently enough in a variety of domains, including those of legal documents and news databases, to make recognition worthwhile; and that retrieval performance can be improved using name searching.<|reference_end|>
@article{thompson1997name,
    title={Name Searching and Information Retrieval},
    author={Paul Thompson and Christopher C. Dozier (West Group)},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:cmp-lg/9706017},
    year={1997},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={cmp-lg/9706017},
    primaryClass={cmp-lg cs.CL}
}