A survey of tag-based information retrieval

Abstract

This paper aims to provide a comprehensive survey of tag-based information retrieval that covers three areas: tag-based document retrieval, tag-based image retrieval, and tag-based music information retrieval. First of all, seven representative graphical models associated with tag contents are reviewed and evaluated in terms of effectiveness in achieving their goals. The models are explored in depth based on appropriate plate notations for the tag-based document retrieval. Second, well-established review criteria for two-way classical methods, tag refinement and tag recommendation, are utilized for tag-based image retrieval. In particular, tag refinement methods are analyzed by means of the experimental results measured on different datasets. Last, popular tagging methods in the area of music information retrieval are reviewed for the tag-based music information retrieval. We introduce five criteria: used models, tagging purpose, tagging right, object type, and used dataset, for evaluating tag-based information retrieval methods as a new categorical framework engaging the graphical models as well as the two-way classical methods.