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A Graph Structured Text Field Index Based on Word Fragments.
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Kropp, D.; Walch, G. – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Describes an indexing technique based on overlapping word fragments as reference strings that are linked in a directed graph structure which makes possible exact match-, partial match-, and masked-partial match-retrieval and indicates search strategies for each case. Eight figures, two tables, and nine references are provided. (RBF)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Computer Programs, Coordinate Indexes, Indexing
A Feasibility Study of the Case Hierarchy Model for the Construction and Porting of Natural Language Interfaces.
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Haas, Stephanie W. – Information Processing and Management, 1990
Describes the Case Hierarchy, a model of the case system of unconstrained natural language, and ways in which the case system is specialized in a restricted domain. Results of a feasibility study which examined the utility of the Case Hierarchy and the Case Hierarchy Tool (an intelligent editor supporting the domain analysis process) are…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Software, Information Retrieval, Language Research
Processing of Inverted Files in Magnetic Bubble Memories.
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Zaki, M.; Elboraey, F. – Information Processing and Management, 1985
Investigates applicability of inverted file processing in magnetic bubble memories by presenting four magnetic bubble memory models as storage mediums: one based on a major-minor loop configuration; one utilizing a decoder design on a magnetic bubble memory chip; and two based on different structural configurations of the first two. (MBR)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Classification, Computer Storage Devices, Data Processing
Minstrel-ODM: A Basic Office Data Model.
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Harper, D. J.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Discusses data model role in an office filing facility, office data model requirements, and various modelling paradigms for office data modelling. Data model application to a typical collection of office data is presented, filing and retrieval operations are illustrated, and proposed research into other office data modelling aspects is outlined.…
Descriptors: Databases, Design, Filing, Information Retrieval
Using Information from External Databases: Contextual Relationships of Use, Access Method, Task, Database Type, Organizational Differences, and Outcomes.
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Hart, Paul J.; Rice, Ronald E. – Information Processing and Management, 1991
Applies theories about organizational information processing to better understand the influences on method of access and on effects of using online information. Explores the extent to which organizational differences also influence these variables, what the positive and negative outcomes from using online commercial databases are, and how those…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Databases, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Decision Support Systems in Academic Planning: Important Considerations and Issues.
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Kassicieh, Suleiman K.; Nowak, John W. – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Discusses importance of academic planning and describes a model-based decision support system for academic units in a university hierarchy. This system integrates macro-level decisions by examining individual departments' budgets to determine future plans. Quantitative techniques for forecasting change are reviewed, including use of spreadsheet…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Budgeting, Computer Simulation, Databases