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Peer reviewedSalton, Gerard – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
Briefly reviews early work in documentation and text processing, and predictions that were made about the creative role of computers in information retrieval. An attempt is made to explain why these predictions were not fulfilled and conclusions are drawn regarding the limits of computer power in text retrieval applications. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Documentation, Information Retrieval, Information Technology
Peer reviewedGull, Cloyd Dake – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
The author uses the concept of a technology-science cycle to review early research in coordinate indexing and online searching and to predict the future directions of information technology. (CLB)
Descriptors: Coordinate Indexes, History, Indexing, Information Science
Peer reviewedBrittain, Michael – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Discusses the inclusion of expert systems in library and information science (LIS) education in such areas as library management, classification and indexing, and information retrieval. Emphasis is placed on involvement in developing areas such as programing and knowledge acquisition to create information professionals able to use the new…
Descriptors: Classification, Developed Nations, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries
