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Peer reviewedFidel, Raya; Efthimiadis, Efthimis N. – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Examines the knowledge base of an intermediary expert system that provides advice about search term selection. Topics include a proposal for an integrated approach, including an option focusing on terminological attributes based on knowledge acquired from professional searchers; and the content of the knowledge base and the research needed to…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Databases, Expert Systems
Peer reviewedBruandet, Marie-France – Information Processing and Management, 1989
Outlines an approach to the automatic construction of a knowledge base resulting in a system that is able in each phase of its construction to acquire domain knowledge from all new information that it is building, particularly index terms. Topics covered include production rules, the use of semantic networks, and user interfaces. (32 references)…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Expert Systems, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMorris, A. – Information Processing and Management, 1991
This paper reviews the progress made so far in the development and use of expert systems for library and information services in the areas of online information retrieval, including gateway software and intelligent front-ends; cataloging, including bibliographic utilities and machine-aided cataloging; abstracting; reference work; and indexing and…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Bibliographic Utilities, Cataloging, Classification
Peer reviewedBrittain, Michael – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Discusses the inclusion of expert systems in library and information science (LIS) education in such areas as library management, classification and indexing, and information retrieval. Emphasis is placed on involvement in developing areas such as programing and knowledge acquisition to create information professionals able to use the new…
Descriptors: Classification, Developed Nations, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries
Download full textMicco, Mary; Popp, Rich – 1994
Techniques for building a world-wide information infrastructure by reverse engineering existing databases to link them in a hierarchical system of subject clusters to create an integrated database are explored. The controlled vocabulary of the Library of Congress Subject Headings is used to ensure consistency and group similar items. Each database…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, College Libraries, Databases
The Bookmark, 1989
The 16 articles in this theme issue focus on ways in which libraries provide subject access to their collections in a fast-changing technological environment: (1) "Uncovering Information" (Neal K. Kaske and Peter Paulson); (2) "The New York State Library's Evolving Public Access Catalog" (Alexandria Wolff and Jean Hargrave);…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Cataloging, Classification, Elementary Secondary Education
