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Latent Semantic Analysis.
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Dumais, Susan T. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2004
Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA): (1) LSA overview; (2) applications of LSA, including information retrieval (IR), information filtering, cross-language retrieval, and other IR-related LSA applications; (3) modeling human memory, including the relationship of LSA to other…
Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Information Technology
Indexing, Browsing, and Searching of Digital Video.
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Smeaton, Alan F. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2004
Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to indexing, browsing, and searching of digital video: video coding and standards; conventional approaches to accessing digital video; automatically structuring and indexing digital video; searching, browsing, and summarization; measurement and evaluation of the effectiveness of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Science
Digital Image Representation and Access.
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Mostafa, Javed – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1994
Reviews the literature relating to the development and application of modern imaging technology between 1987 and 1993. Highlights include image representation, including image data, compression, and image formats; and image access, including indexing and modeling, user interface design, and distributed access. (143 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Networks, Indexing, Information Storage
Sociocognitive Perspectives on Representation.
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Jacob, Elin K.; Shaw, Debora – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1998
Discusses research dealing with the cognitive aspects of formal systems of knowledge representation. Highlights include the origins and theoretical foundations of the cognitive viewpoint; cognition and information science; cognitivism, mentalism, and subjective individualism; categorization; mental models; and sociocognitive approaches to indexing…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Classification, Cognitive Processes, Indexing
Data Representations for Geographic Information Systems.
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Shaffer, Clifford A. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1992
Surveys the field and literature of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial data representation as it relates to GIS. Highlights include GIS terms, data types, and operations; vector representations and raster, or grid, representations; spatial indexing; elevation data representations; large spatial databases; and problem areas and future…
Descriptors: Data Analysis, Data Processing, Databases, Futures (of Society)
Information Retrieval Techniques.
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Kantor, Paul B. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1994
Identifies current trends in the automation of indexing, of information retrieval, and of interaction between the system and the users. Topics discussed include location, navigation, and indexing; digital libraries; matching documents to queries; weight of concepts; query structure, including fuzzy sets; algorithms; stemming; clustering; users'…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Evaluation Methods, Futures (of Society)
Subject Access Points in Electronic Retrieval.
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Hjorland, Birger; Nielsen, Lykke Kyllesbech – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2001
Discussion of subject access points in databases concentrates on the broader theoretical perspective. Topics include technology-driven stages in the development of subject access points; a taxonomy of subject access points; document titles; abstracts; references and citations; full text; and descriptors, identifiers, classification codes, and…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Access to Information, Citations (References), Classification
Indexing and Retrieval for the Web.
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Rasmussen, Edie M. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2003
Explores current research on indexing and ranking as retrieval functions of search engines on the Web. Highlights include measuring search engine stability; evaluation of Web indexing and retrieval; Web crawlers; hyperlinks for indexing and ranking; ranking for metasearch; document structure; citation indexing; relevance; query evaluation;…
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Evaluation Methods, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Indexing Images.
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Rasmussen, Edie M. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1997
Focuses on access to digital image collections by means of manual and automatic indexing. Contains six sections: (1) Studies of Image Systems and their Use; (2) Approaches to Indexing Images; (3) Image Attributes; (4) Concept-Based Indexing; (5) Content-Based Indexing; and (6) Browsing in Image Retrieval. Contains 105 references. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Distributed Information Management.
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Pottenger, William M.; Callahan, Miranda R.; Padgett, Michael A. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 2001
Reviews the scope and effects of distributed information management. Discusses cultural and social influences, including library and Internet culture, information and knowledge, electronic libraries, and social aspects of libraries; digital collections; indexing; permanent link systems; metadata; the Open Archives initiative; digital object…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Electronic Libraries, Futures (of Society), Indexing