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The contribution of data mining to information science

Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, UKSherry.Chen{at}brunel.ac.uk

Xiaohui Liu

Department of Information Systems and Computing, Brunel University, UK

The information explosion is a serious challenge for current information institutions. On the other hand, data mining, which is the search for valuable information in large volumes of data, is one of the solutions to face this challenge. In the past several years, data mining has made a significant contribution to the field of information science. This paper examines the impact of data mining by reviewing existing applications, including personalized environments, electronic commerce, and search engines. For these three types of application, how data mining can enhance their functions is discussed. The reader of this paper is expected to get an overview of the state of the art research associated with these applications. Furthermore, we identify the limitations of current work and raise several directions for future research.

Key Words: data mining • personalization • search engines • electronic commerce

Journal of Information Science, Vol. 30, No. 6, 550-558 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/0165551504047928


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