Identifying missing content using searcher skill ratings

1. A method implemented in a computer infrastructure comprising a combination of hardware and software, the method comprising:

receiving a search string for finding a document;

determining a skill rating associated with a searcher that generated the search string;

updating based on the skill rating at least one of a first score associated with the search string and a second score associated with databases searched through using the search string;

accumulating a score of the at least one of the first score associated with the search string to generate an accumulated first score and the second score associated with the databases to generate an accumulated second score as search strings are received;

generating an alert based on one of the accumulated first score exceeding a first threshold and the accumulated second score exceeding a second threshold; and

comparing the databases to determine which database out of the databases has a higher number of failed searches,

wherein

the first threshold is included in a string miss table as a field in an entry associated with a failed search string and is predefined,

the second threshold is included in a database miss table as a field in an entry associated with the databases and is predefined,

the first score and the second score are updated based on the skill rating of the searcher and searches from a plurality of searchers, and

the first score and the second score are adjusted relatively less as a result of failed searches by a lower-skilled searcher and relatively more as a result of failed searches by a higher-skilled searcher.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising creating a search record containing the search string and the skill rating.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising communicating the search record to a search application that performs the searching of the databases.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising modifying the search record to include an identity of the database.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating comprises adjusting the first score by adding the skill rating to the first score.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the updating comprises adjusting the second score by adding the skill rating to the second score.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the generating the alert comprises creating a message indicating missing content.

8. A system implemented in hardware and comprising a computer infrastructure which comprises a computing system that includes a computing device, the computer infrastructure adapted configured to:

receive a search string to produce a result set for finding a document;

determine a skill rating associated with a searcher that generated the search string;

search databases using the search string;

update a score associated with the search string based on the skill rating;

accumulate an overall score as search strings are received by adding scores associated with the received search strings;

compare the databases to determine which database out of the databases has a higher number of failed searches; and

generate an alert based on the accumulated overall score exceeding a threshold,

wherein

the threshold is included in a string miss table as a field in an entry associated with a failed search string and is predefined,

the score is updated based on the skill rating of the searcher and searches from a plurality of searchers, and

the score is adjusted relatively less as a result of failed searches by a lower-skilled searcher and relatively more as a result of failed searches by a higher-skilled searcher.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer infrastructure is operable to compare the score to a threshold value.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the computer infrastructure is operable to generate an alert that indicates missing content based on the comparing.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the computer infrastructure is operable to update a score associated with the database based on the skill rating.