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Peer reviewedCooper, David; Lynch, Michael F. – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Suggests new method of external distribution called tree partitioning that involves use of binary tree to split incoming file into successively smaller partitions for internal sorting. Number of disc accesses during a tree-partitioning sort were calculated in simulation using files extracted from British National Bibliography catalog files. (19…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Data Processing
Peer reviewedEastman, Caroline M. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Summarizes the similarities between classification systems for catalog selection and information retrieval systems, and discusses system characteristics that allow the use of measures such as recall and precision in system evaluation. (27 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
