Finding a particular scientific document amidst a sea of thousands of
other documents can often seem like an insurmountable task. The
Structure of Scientific Articles shows how linguistic theory can
provide a solution by analyzing rhetorical structures to make
information retrieval easier and faster.
Through the use of an improved citation indexing system, this
indispensable volume applies empirical discourse studies to pressing
issues of document management, including attribution, the author's
stance towards other work, and problem-solving processes.
Simone Teufel is senior lecturer at the natural language and
information processing group at the University of Cambridge computer
laboratory.
July 2010
