Probabilistic Design Principles for Conventional and Full-Text Retrieval Systems.

Maron, M. E.

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Publication Date: 1988

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Probabilistic Design Principles for Conventional and Full-Text Retrieval Systems.

Maron, M. E.

Information Processing and Management, v24 n3 p249-55 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, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Systems Development

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Evaluative

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