Ranking Search Results in Library Information Systems — Considering Ranking Approaches Adapted From Web Search Engines》.pdf

ACALIB-01646; No. of pages: 11; 4C: The Journal of Academic Librarianship xxx (2015) xxx–xxx Contents lists available at ScienceDirect The Journal of Academic Librarianship Ranking Search Results in Library Information Systems — Considering Ranking Approaches Adapted From Web Search Engines Christiane Behnert ⁎, Dirk Lewandowski Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Design, Media Information, Department of Information, Finkenau 35, 22081 Hamburg, Germany a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: For an information retrieval system to be successful, it must have the ability to rank search results. As web search Received 9 March 2015 engines are the most often used and — in terms of ranking functionality — the most advanced existing systems, Accepted 24 July 2015 the principles they are based on and the strategies they use can be advantageous when applied to the library Available online xxxx context. We categorize ranking factors into six different groups: 1. text statistics, 2. popularity, 3. freshness, 4. locality and availability, 5. content properties and 6. user background. We discuss the basic concepts and Keywords: Library information systems assumptions these ranking factors involve and offer potential implementations in the library context. The OPAC practice recommended here is fo