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Cohen, Jonathan D. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1995
A statistical method of drawing index terms or "highlights" from text is presented that uses no stop list, stem or other language- and domain-specific components, allowing operation in any domain or language with minimal modification. Some experimental results are presented, showing operation in six different languages. (67 references)…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Computer System Design
Weinberg, Bella Hass – Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, 1996
Discusses detailed classification systems, sophisticated alphabetical indexing systems and reasons for the abandonment of complex indexing systems. The suggested structure for indexing the Internet or other large electronic collections of documents is based on that of book indexes: specific headings with coined modifications. (Author/AEF)
Descriptors: Classification, Computer System Design, Document Delivery, Electronic Libraries
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Hmeidi, Ismail; Kanaan, Ghassan; Evens, Martha – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Describes automatic information retrieval system designed and built to handle Arabic data. Discusses cost-effectiveness of automatic indexing. Compares retrieval results using words as index terms versus stems and roots. Includes 19 tables; 60 queries using full words and relevance judgments are appended. (JAK)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Arabic, Automatic Indexing, Computer System Design
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Chowdhury, G. G. – Journal of Documentation, 1999
A survey of recent publications shows that frequent topics of Internet and information retrieval research are the effectiveness of search engines, information validation and quality, user studies, design of user interfaces, data structures and metadata, classification and vocabulary based aids, and indexing and search agents. The changing balance…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design, Indexing