Paradigms and research traditions in information retrieval research

摘要: This paper attempts to offer an explanation for the relatively disappointing progress of information retrieval research develop as a coherent and firmly based empirical discipline. The is on argument that there inherent categorical duality in subject domain which stultifying development single category science. Attempts tradition flounder face this elementary while recognise result rather complex designs perhaps intractable problems revealed distinct methodological dilemmas, particularly relation measurement. different ways has presented are explored through analysis two main traditions have dominated - archetypal cognitive approaches ideas Kuhn Laudan what constitutes, conditions favour, scientific tradition.