title: Spark, an application based on Serendipitous Knowledge Discovery.
abstract: Findings from information-seeking behavior research can inform application development. In this report we provide a system description of Spark, an application based on findings from Serendipitous Knowledge Discovery studies and data structures known as semantic predications. Background information and the previously published IF-SKD model (outlining Serendipitous Knowledge Discovery in online environments) illustrate the potential use of information-seeking behavior in application design. A detailed overview of the Spark system illustrates how methodologies in design and retrieval functionality enable production of semantic predication graphs tailored to evoke Serendipitous Knowledge Discovery in users.
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, Bethesda, MD, USA. Electronic address: workmante@mail.nih.gov.
authors.forename: T Elizabeth
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Workman
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Marcelo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fiszman
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Cairelli
authors.affiliation: University of Hawai'i, Library and Information Science Program, Department of Information and Computer Sciences, Honolulu, HI, USA.
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nahl
authors.affiliation: National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine, Lister Hill National Center for Biomedical Communications, Bethesda, MD, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Rindflesch
mesh_terms: D057226:Information Seeking Behavior; D020407:Internet; D051188:Knowledge Bases; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D039781:PubMed; D012660:Semantics; D012984:Software; D014584:User-Computer Interface
keywords: Application development; Information-seeking behavior; Knowledge discovery