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Information Retrieval System Design Issues in a Microcomputer-Based Relational DBMS Environment.
Wolfram, Dietmar – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1992
Outlines the file structure requirements for a microcomputer-based information retrieval system using FoxPro, a relational database management system (DBMS). Issues relating to the design and implementation of such systems are discussed, and two possible designs are examined in terms of space economy and practicality of implementation. (15…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval
Applying Informetric Characteristics of Databases to IR System File Design, Part I: Informetric Models.
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Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
Examines how informetric characteristics of information retrieval (IR) system databases can be used to help system designers decide what type of file structures would provide the best performance. The development of appropriate models describing database contents is highlighted in this first part of a two-part study. (30 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Database Design, Databases, Foreign Countries
Applying Informetric Characteristics of Databases to IR System File Design, Part II: Simulation Comparisons.
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Wolfram, Dietmar – Information Processing and Management, 1992
This second report on a two-part study on the application of informetrics to information retrieval (IR) system design used models of database contents in a factorial simulation study at the University of Western Ontario. The study explored whether different file structures were better suited for different informetric environments. (32 references)…
Descriptors: Analysis of Variance, Comparative Analysis, Computer Simulation, Computer System Design