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Direct linkAyiku, Lynda; Levay, Paul; Hudson, Thomas; Finnegan, Amy – Research Synthesis Methods, 2020
Background: The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's (NICE) United Kingdom (UK) geographic search filters for MEDLINE and Embase (Ovid) retrieve evidence in literature searches for UK-focused research topics with high recall. Their precision and number-needed-to-read (NNR) was examined previously in case studies using a single…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Databases, Information Retrieval, Indexing
Tenopir, Carol – Library Journal, 2002
Focuses on the growth of the United Kingdom company Ingenta in the United States. Highlights include a new partnership with Gale Group related to their InfoTrac databases; indexing and full text coverage; standards; and other Ingenta acquisitions. (LRW)
Descriptors: Corporations, Databases, Foreign Countries, Indexing
Hamilton, G. E.; Smart, K. I. – 1974
The aims of the first phase of the Statistics Indexing and Retrieval (STIR) Project have been: (1) to define the types and sources of statistics which should be within the scope of an operational indexing system for statistical sources; (2) to analyze the use made of statistical sources; and (3) to consider the intellectual, structural, and…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Feasibility Studies, Indexes
Download full textShabajee, Paul; Miller, Libby; Dingley, Andy – 2002
A group of research projects based at HP-Labs Bristol, the University of Bristol (England) and ARKive (a new large multimedia database project focused on the worlds biodiversity based in the United Kingdom) are working to develop a flexible model for the indexing of multimedia collections that allows users to annotate content utilizing extensible…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Biodiversity, Databases, Foreign Countries
International Federation of Library Associations, The Hague (Netherlands). – 1983
Papers on classification and subject cataloging which were presented at the 1983 International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) conference include: (1) "PRECIS: Basic Principles, Function, and Use," in which Derek Austin (United Kingdom) describes the automated subject indexing system developed for use in the "British…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Databases, Developing Nations
Peer reviewedRowley, J. E. – Information Services and Use, 1990
Describes study conducted with British undergraduate library science students that compared natural language indexing and searching with controlled language searching on a computerized database. The use of the ERIC Thesaurus and Sears List of Subject Headings is explained, recall and precision measures are reported, and further research is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Foreign Countries
International Association for Development of the Information Society, 2012
The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Academic Support Services, Access to Computers
