Abstract:
This article presents the analytical and retrieval
potential of visualization maps. Obtained maps were tested as
information retrieval (IR) interface. The collection of documents
derived from the ACM Digital Library was mapped on the sphere
surface. Proposed approach uses nonlinear similarity of
documents by comparing ascribed thematic categories and
thereby development of semantic connections between them. For
domain analysis the newest IT trend - Cloud Computing was
monitored across time period 2007-2009. Visualization reflects
evolution, dynamics and relational fields of cloud technology as
well as its paradigmatic property.