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1998 TREC-7 Spoken Document Retrieval Track Overview and Results

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Author(s)

John S. Garofolo, Ellen M. Voorhees, C G. Auzanne, Vincent M. Stanford, B A. Lund

Abstract

This paper describes the 1998 TREC-7 Spoken Document Retrieval (SDR) Track which implemented an evaluation of retrieval of broadcast news excerpts using a combination of automatic speech recognition and information retrieval technologies. The motivations behind the SDR Track and background regarding its development and implementation are discussed. The SDR evaluation collection and topics are described and summaries and analyses of the results of the track are presented. Alternative metrics for automatic speech recognition as applicable to retrieval applications are also explored. Finally, plans for future SDR tracks are described.
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Special Publication (NIST SP) -

Keywords

evaluation, information retrieval, metrics, speech recognition, spoken document retrieval, TREC

Citation

Garofolo, J. , Voorhees, E. , Auzanne, C. , Stanford, V. and Lund, B. (1998), 1998 TREC-7 Spoken Document Retrieval Track Overview and Results, Special Publication (NIST SP), National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=151423 (Accessed March 28, 2024)
Created October 26, 1998, Updated February 17, 2017