Hello,
We have been working around an experimental search engine for Temporal
Information Retrieval.
The idea is that one can combine a keyword query and a temporal
reference (such as "prohibition during the 30s").
The tool can be tested here:
http://client1.mondeca.com/TemporalQueryModule/?locale=en
The system is based on a ranking algorithm that processes temporal
references that have previously been annotated.
An oncoming paper provides details on the system:
Battistelli D., Cori, M., Minel J.-L., Teissèdre C., (2011) "Semantics
of Calendar Adverbials for Information Retrieval". ISMIS 2011, June
28-30 2011, Warsaw, Poland (accepted).
A brief documentation is also available online:
http://client1.mondeca.com/TemporalQueryModule/TemporalQueryModuleDescriptionEN.html
Since the tool is experimental, feedback is welcome!
Regards,
Charles Teissèdre