INTERNET RESEARCH, cilt.16, sa.3, ss.323-338, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)
Purpose - Content analysis of search engine user queries is an important task, since successful exploitation of the content of queries can result in the design of efficient information retrieval algorithms of search engines, which can offer custom-tailored services to the web user. Identification of topic changes within a user search session is a key issue in content analysis of search engine user queries. The purpose of this study is to address these issues.