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Peer reviewedFlood, Barbara J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
Provides a brief background of the Biological Abstracts' title index, "Biological Abstracts' Subject in Context" (BASIC) "Stop List," or compilation of nonsignificant words that were going to be automatically stopped from printing. Notes that the Stop List provided an improvement over the raw computer output of titles while…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Classification, Computer Oriented Programs, Indexes
Peer reviewedBurke, Colin – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992
Presents an historical overview of Vannevar Bush's efforts to develop a machine for free-form indexing and computerized information retrieval. Descriptions of the Memex concept and two related machines--the Rapid Selector and the Comparator--are provided; and the shift in emphasis to a device for business or cryptanalytic purposes is discussed.…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Oriented Programs, Cryptography, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedSustik, Joan M.; Brooks, Terrence A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1983
Describes applications in variety of settings of videodiscs as tools of information retrieval with online databases, identifies underlying technical capabilities, and discusses five operations required to implement any application: coordinating diverse formats; indexing; physically arranging items on disc; designing input, search, and output;…
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Databases, Display Systems, Illustrations
