HARD Topic Creation


Topic Description

Please complete the following fields in order to accurately describe your topic:

Topic Title:
Topic Author:

Description:  One-sentence description of the desired information, in the form of a question.

Narrative:  More detailed description of the kinds of documents you would consider on-topic, in addition to specifically off-topic material you do not want.
Search Terms:   A list of keywords that describe the topic, selected from the Description or Narrative. Please separate search terms with commas.






Metadata


The following details will help us to better understand your topic query:


Purpose
Why are you seeking this information?

Background: where the topic came from
Details: details of the topic
Answer: answer to a specific question    
Any: no specific purpose, or purpose not indicated


Genre / Angle
What type of documentation do you expect?
Overview: general news related to the topic
Reaction: news commentary on a topic
I-Reaction: non-U.S. news commentary on a topic
Administrative: Official government documents
Any: any genre, or no genre indicated


Granularity
What kind of text would you like?
Document
Passage
Sentence
Phrase
Any


Familiarity
How familiar are you with this topic?
1 (no prior knowledge)
2 (somewhat familiar)
3 (familiar)
4 (very familiar)
5 (expertly familiar)
Unknown (not specified or do not know familiarity)


Related-Text
Here you may insert a sample text, not from the evaluation corpus, that is known to be related to the topic.








Personal Background


Occupation
Special Interests
What kinds of things interest you about this topic?

Special Training
Do you have any special skills or training?

Languages
Please select the languages that you speak.
Age
Sex Male     Female