Text organization via projection from researcher‐space onto text‐space

Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new approach for organizing texts for researchers based on projection from researcher space (consisting of reasoning ability and research ability) onto text space (consisting of text features).

Design/methodology/approach

The projection from researcher space onto text space is performed on the grounds of the differences between the sets of essential text features which are consistent, respectively, for the reasoning ability (as researcher's existing ability) and the research ability (as researcher's desired ability) using the concept of a dependency graph.

Findings

Through the projection from researcher space onto text space, one can expect to find an effective text which can help a person with certain reasoning ability acquire a certain research ability in the related domain.

Research limitations/implications

Acquisition of reasoning ability (ies) may call for a comprehensive questionnaire or test protocol whose validation by the expert may not necessarily be convenient. Appropriate questionnaires/test protocols, as well as knowledge‐based models for the text features at different layers (to assure derivation of more reliable features), is suggested as future work.

Practical implications

A salient benefit of the proposed approach is its flexibility in responding to a wide range of users with different models. It thus can be used as an efficient tool for online e‐learning and e‐research purposes in cyber‐learning environment.

Originality/value

The originality of the paper mostly lies in the concept of projection from researcher space onto text space as an approach for provision of appropriate text features; and the application of dependency graph as a potential means for identifying those text features whose prerequisites exist in the research abilities of the researcher.

Citation

Tayefeh Mahmoudi, M., Badie, K. and Kharrat, M. (2008), "Text organization via projection from researcher‐space onto text‐space", Kybernetes, Vol. 37 No. 8, pp. 1151-1164. https://doi.org/10.1108/03684920810884955