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Peer reviewedGuy, Louis-Gavet – Information Processing and Management, 1977
A new method for concentrating keywords of a thesaurus, based on a mathematical study of the distribution of characters in a defined natural language. (Author/KP)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Peer reviewedSaran, M.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Describes a dialog-program which uses basic statements available on a WANG 2200T version connected to a floppy-diskette to cross-reference a given set of keywords, author names, journal names, and specified reference numbers. Special program features are described and two references are listed. (Author/RBF)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Computers, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedMcAllister, A. Stratton; McAllister, Caryl – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Reviews the special requirements of a bibliographic database, and shows how they are met in the DOBIS-LIBIS (Dortmund Library System-Leuven Library System) system. Full authority file control over the indexes to the database is discussed, and the DOBIS-LIBIS system is described in detail. References are included. (Author/BK)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedHoey, P. O'N. – Information Processing and Management, 1982
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food conducted an operational evaluation of the software packages CAIRS and STATUS, which were used to build databases and databanks. Setting up the trial, types of data involved (chemical products used as pesticides), searching and presentation of data, and the final choice are covered. (EJS)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases, Foreign Countries
