Adding support for dynamic and focused search with Fetuccino

This paper proposes two enhancements to existing search services over the W eb. One enhancement is the addition of limited dynamic search around result s provided by regular Web search services, in order to correct part of the discrepancy between the actual Web and its static image as stored in search repositories. The second enhancement is an experimental two-phase paradigm that allows the user to distinguish between a domain query and a focused q uery within the dynamically identified domain. We present Fetuccino, an ext ension of the Mapuccino system that implements these two enhancements. Fetu ccino provides an enhanced user-interface for visualization of search resul ts, including advanced graph layout, display of structural information and support for standards (such as XML). While Fetuccino has been implemented o n top of existing search services, its features could easily be integrated into any search engine for better performance. A light version of Fetuccino is available on the Internet at http://www.ibm.com/java/fetucc ino. (C) 19 99 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.