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Maron, M. E. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Discusses the probabilistic nature of information retrieval, and describes a front end system designed to permit searchers to attach probabilistically interpreted weights to query terms, which could be adapted for conventional information retrieval systems without requiring radical changes in current indexing procedures. (37 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Design Requirements, Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval