Request for Information on AI based search engines

[William Van De Mark]

Mr. Tomaiuolo:

I would suggest you contact Elizabeth Liddy at TextWise. She and her
company are developing a document retrieval system (Dr. Link)based upon
natural language techniques. You can reach her by telephone at:
315-443-4456, or email: liz at textwise.com.

You can also try querying InfoMall. There page on the WWW is:
http://www.infomall.org/
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My question which may engender comment or discussion from not only 
professional searchers but also search engine developers, end-users, 
reference librarians from all fields as well as computer professionals is:

Does any such "Artificial Intelligence" powered engine exist anywhere for any
purpose?  In Library Reference, in Defense Industry, in Commerical business?
Again--I don't mean an engine that says "Narrow search by looking for
word in the title?" or the rudimentary type of search strategy, but one that
responds to the particluar query of the user.

Of particular significance would be **WWW** search engines that work 
intelligently-- that is, interact with the user.  Again, Are there any?  
Have you used them?  Where are they?


Nicholas Tomaiuolo, MLS
Instruction Librarian
Central CT State University
New Britain, CT  USA
860-832-2068

Nicholas G. Tomaiuolo, MLS
Bibliographic Instruction Librarian
Central Connecticut State University Library
Reference Department
New Britain, CT  06050

email=  tomaiuolon at ccsu.ctstateu.edu
phone=  (860) 832-2068
fax=    (860) 832-3409