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Template Mining for Information Extraction from Digital Documents.
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Chowdhury, Gobinda G. – Library Trends, 1999
Reviews template mining research and shows how templates are used in World Wide Web search engines and metasearch engines for helping end-users generate natural language search expressions. Potential areas of application of template mining for extraction of information from digital documents are highlighted, and how such applications are used is…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Content Analysis, Information Retrieval, Literature Reviews
CINDI: A Virtual Library Indexing and Discovery System.
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Desai, Bipin C.; Shinghal, Raijan; Shayan, Nader R.; Zhou, Youquan – Library Trends, 1999
Describes a system called CINDI (Concordia INdexing and DIscovery System) for cataloging and searching documents in a distributed virtual library. The document author registers metadata in the form of a semantic header that contains information on syntactic and semantic content, and an expert system fills the semantic header according to accepted…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographic Databases, Cataloging, Electronic Libraries
The Use of CAI for Distance Teaching in the Formulation of Search Strategies.
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Fourie, Ina – Library Trends, 2001
Discusses the use of computer assisted instruction (CAI) and distance education in teaching search strategies to end users and describes a tutorial developed at the University of South Africa on the formulation of search strategies. Highlights include distance teaching and lifelong learning; and an example of an evaluation of a CAI tutorial.…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Distance Education, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
Aspects of Dealing with Digital Information: "Mature" Novices on the Internet.
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de Ruiter, Jacqueline – Library Trends, 2002
Considers problems encountered by mature Internet users who are information literate with printed materials but not with Internet sources. Topics include a definition of mature Internet users; computer skills; choosing information sources to meet information needs; Internet content; search strategies; and training strategies for individuals and…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Group Instruction, Individual Instruction, Information Literacy
The Corporate Library and Issues Management.
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Lancaster, F. W.; Loescher, Jane – Library Trends, 1994
Discussion of corporate library services and the role of the librarian focuses on the recognition and tracking of issues of potential significance to the corporation, or issues management. Topics addressed include environmental scanning of relevant literature, and the use of databases to track issues. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Corporate Libraries, Corporations, Databases, Environmental Scanning
User Instruction Issues for Databases in the Humanities.
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Saule, Mara R. – Library Trends, 1992
Analyzes the attitudes that humanistic students and scholars typically display toward information technology and discusses the effect they have on bibliographic instruction. Highlights include information needs versus available technology; needs assessment; necessary concepts and skills; search strategies; searching skills; and instructional…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Appropriate Technology, Databases, Higher Education