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A Comparison of Information Architectures of Software Documentation in RAG-Based Delivery Scenarios

Year: 2026

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper examines the relevance of information architectures of content used for RAG-based systems within the domain of software documentation. It specifically focuses on how information architectures impact the retrieval performance of such documentation. For this purpose, the content is prepared using automated data processing, and its performance is evaluated through reuse metrics derived from previous research in technical communication. Furthermore, the paper investigates the effects of different truncation strategies and embedding models on retrieval performance. Finally, the sensitivity of the reuse metric MSD is evaluated by conducting a robustness test.

Source: International Conference on Educational Technology, Language and Technical Communication (ETLTC)

DOI: 10.3390/engproc2026143047

Authors: Julian Muschinski, Julian Reiling, Rika Westenhoff, Wolfgang Ziegler

Institution: Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Information Retrieval and Search Behavior

Subfield: Information Systems

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

OpenAlex ID: W7170089586

FWCI: 21.36

Cites: 3

Cited by: 2

Related to: 10