Publication Type

Book Chapter

Version

publishedVersion

Publication Date

3-2003

Abstract

Hierarchical text classification refers to assigning text documents to the categories in a given category tree based on their content. With large number of categories organized as a tree, hierarchical text classification helps users to find information more quickly and accurately. Nevertheless, hierarchical text classification methods in the past have often been constructed in a proprietary manner. The construction steps often involve human efforts and are not completely automated. In this chapter, we therefore propose a specification language known as HCL (Hierarchical Classification Language). HCL is designed to describe a hierarchical classification method including the definition of a category tree and training of classifiers associated with the categories. Using HCL, a hierarchical classification method can be materialized easily with the help of a method generator system.

Discipline

Databases and Information Systems | Numerical Analysis and Scientific Computing

Publication

Cooperative Internet Computing

Editor

Alvin Toong Shoon Chan, et al

First Page

236

Last Page

256

ISBN

9781402074196

Identifier

10.1007/978-1-4615-0435-1_14

Publisher

Springer Verlag

City or Country

Boston

Additional URL

http://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-0435-1_14

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