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Publication Date: 1978-Apr
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A Perspective on the Measurement of Retrieval Effectiveness.
Cooper, William S.
Drexel Library Quarterly, v14 n2 p25-39 Apr 1978
Uses an historical analogy with Archimedes' problem concerning the volume of his king's golden crown to illustrate the evaluation problem for document and reference retrieval systems. Various methods that have been developed since 1950 to measure retrieval effectiveness are described, and utility measure formulas are provided. (JD)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Reference Materials - Bibliographies
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Language: English
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