Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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515112 | Information Processing & Management | 2007 | 15 Pages |
Abstract
Recent years have seen increased interest in text summarization with emphasis on evaluation of prototype systems. Many factors can affect the design of such evaluations, requiring choices among competing alternatives. This paper examines several major themes running through three evaluations: SUMMAC, NTCIR, and DUC, with a concentration on DUC. The themes are extrinsic and intrinsic evaluation, evaluation procedures and methods, generic versus focused summaries, single- and multi-document summaries, length and compression issues, extracts versus abstracts, and issues with genre.
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Authors
Paul Over, Hoa Dang, Donna Harman,