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# The natural language interface from the user's point of view

- Traditional attribute-oriented search in library databases (similar to an OPAC)
- Natural language interface (default values for search options; broker function for database selection)
- Natural language expert search (all search options are under the control of the user)

University of Hagen, IICS, Johannes.Leveling@fernuni-hagen.de