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Searchers' Selection of Search Keys. I. The Selection Routine; II. Controlled Vocabulary or Free-Text Searching; and III. Searching Styles.
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Fidel, Raya – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1991
These three articles discuss online search key selection based on observations of professional online searchers, interviews, and analyses of the verbal and search protocols involved. The selection routine is described, the use of controlled vocabulary versus free text searching is examined, and searching styles are discussed. (44 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Expert Systems, Full Text Databases, Interviews