From Security to Serendipity, or, How We May Have to Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Chaos.

Janes, Joseph W.; Rosenfeld, Louis B.

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Publication Date: 1992

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From Security to Serendipity, or, How We May Have to Learn to Stop Worrying and Love Chaos.

Janes, Joseph W.; Rosenfeld, Louis B.

Proceedings of the ASIS Mid-Year Meeting, p75-82 1992

Examines historical and current difficulties in information retrieval, including the tendency of technology, because of the problems of scale and distribution, to make information invisible to users. Attempts to organize networked resources are described, and serendipity is proposed as a model for future retrieval. (two references) (MES)

Descriptors: Classification, Computer Networks, Futures (of Society), Information Networks, Information Retrieval, Models, Problems, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Speeches/Meeting Papers

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Language: English

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