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The Open Corpus Challenge in eLearning
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Pattanshetti, Mahantesh K.; Jasola, Sanjay; Gupta, Vivek; Rajput, Akshay – Knowledge Management & E-Learning, 2018
Learning has transcended into a life-long endeavor in the information age. It is no longer restricted to confines of formal classrooms. Consequently, a student is not restricted to traditional learning resources like teachers, textbooks or printed content. Digital resources available on the Internet form a very significant component of…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Open Educational Resources, Hypermedia, Computer Assisted Instruction
The Evolution of Web Searching.
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Green, David – Online Information Review, 2000
Explores the interrelation between Web publishing and information retrieval technologies and lists new approaches to Web indexing and searching. Highlights include Web directories; search engines; portalisation; Internet service providers; browser providers; meta search engines; popularity based analysis; natural language searching; links-based…
Descriptors: Electronic Publishing, Futures (of Society), Indexing, Information Retrieval
Constructing Indices from Citations in Collections of Research Papers.
Bradshaw, Shannon; Hammond, Kristian – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1999
Rosetta, an indexing and retrieval system indexes papers in a collection based on the way they have been described when referenced by other papers in the collection. Using Rosetta, simple natural language queries retrieve high-precision results in which descriptions based on citations clearly summarize retrieved papers, allowing users to quickly…
Descriptors: Citations (References), Document Delivery, Indexes, Indexing
Machine-Aided Indexing at NASA.
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Silvester, June P.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Describes the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Lexical Dictionary (NLD), a machine-aided indexing system used online at the NASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). The functions of NLD system components are described in detail, and production and quality benefits resulting from machine-aided indexing at CASI are…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Database Management Systems, Dictionaries, Evaluation
The Answer Machine.
Feldman, Susan – Searcher, 2000
Discusses information retrieval systems and the need to have them adapt to user needs, integrate information in any format, reveal patterns and trends in information, and answer questions. Topics include statistics and probability; natural language processing; intelligent agents; concept mapping; machine-aided indexing; text mining; filtering;…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Concept Mapping, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Spinning a Web Search.
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Lager, Mark A. – 1996
This paper focuses on techniques for retrieval used in information sciences and in World Wide Web search engines. The purpose of reference service and information science is to provide useful information in response to a query. The two metrics of recall and precision serve to express information retrieval performance. There are two major…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, Directories, Indexing
The Continuity Project, Fall 1997 Report.
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Wasilko, Peter J. – 1997
The Continuity Project is a research, development, and technology transfer initiative aimed at creating a "Library of the Future" by combining features of an online public access catalog (OPAC) and a campus wide information system (CWIS) with advanced facilities drawn from such areas as artificial intelligence (AI), knowledge…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Mediated Communication