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Peer reviewedPao, Miranda Lee; Worthen, Dennis B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1989
Describes a pilot study in which a single database was constructed to provide access by both descriptors and cited references. For each query, two equivalent sets were retrieved and evaluated for relevance to the query. It is concluded that using both search methods can increase both recall and precision. (32 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Citations (References), Database Design, Documentation, Pilot Projects
