| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Information Systems, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250, USA;(2) Health Systems Institute, Georgia Institute of Technology, 313 Ferst Drive NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, USA;(3) School of Business Information Technology, RMIT University, Level 3, Building 112, 255 Bourke Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3001, Australia |
| Abstract: | Traditionally, SQL query language is used to search the data in databases. However, it is inappropriate for end-users, since it is complex and hard to learn. It is the need of end-user, searching in databases with keywords, like in web search engines. This paper presents a survey of work on keyword search in databases. It also includes a brief introduction to the SEEKER system which has been developed. |
