Getting to Know Wide Area Information Servers.

Nickerson, Gord

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Publication Date: 1992

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Getting to Know Wide Area Information Servers.

Nickerson, Gord

Computers in Libraries, v12 n9 p53-55 Oct 1992

Outlines the features and drawbacks of Wide Area Information Servers (WAIS). Praises the ease of use for end users and the variety of documents and other information available, but cautions users about searching problems resulting from the use of relevance ranking schemes. Calls for greater librarian involvement. (EA)

Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Full Text Databases, Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Librarians, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Book/Product Reviews; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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