Résumé: The role of formulating a well-defined query in the retrieval of relevant search results is well-known to the users of an Information Retrieval (IR) system. Researchers have experimented with various approaches to formulating a search query, e.g., using topic fields in different combinations, reducing verbose queries, and query expansion to name a few. These approaches have been tested in various domain-specific IR applications. However, to the best of our knowledge, no survey or review article reviews the current state of query formulation in the domain of book search. This paper fills this gap in the literature by reviewing research publications on query formulation, published during 2007-2022. These publications have been selected through a rigorous search and selection strategy, where the findings have been summarized using a well-defined theoretical framework. It identifies the current trends and presents a cross-comparison for identifying the best-performing methods. The paper has implications for researchers working in IR in general and book search in specific.

Langue: Anglais