Descriptor
| Databases | 6 |
| Search Strategies | 6 |
| Information Retrieval | 4 |
| Subject Index Terms | 3 |
| Online Searching | 2 |
| Relevance (Information… | 2 |
| Thesauri | 2 |
| Anesthesiology | 1 |
| Case Studies | 1 |
| Cataloging | 1 |
| Clinical Diagnosis | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Source
| Journal of Information Science | 6 |
Author
| Alvarez, P. | 1 |
| Bateman, Judy | 1 |
| Booth, Andrew | 1 |
| Boyle, John M. | 1 |
| Bryden, John | 1 |
| Chowdhury, Gobinda | 1 |
| Ford, Nigel | 1 |
| Greisdorf, Howard | 1 |
| Gunge, Jakob | 1 |
| Hanna, Hsin-Yi | 1 |
| Librowski, Kaz | 1 |
| More ▼ | |
Publication Type
| Journal Articles | 6 |
| Reports - Research | 4 |
| Reports - Descriptive | 3 |
| Information Analyses | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
| Approaches to Studying… | 1 |
What Works Clearinghouse Rating
Peer reviewedBoyle, John M.; Gunge, Jakob; Bryden, John; Librowski, Kaz; Hanna, Hsin-Yi – Journal of Information Science, 2002
Describes MARS (Museum Archive Retrieval System), a research tool which enables organizations to exchange digital images and documents by means of a common thesaurus structure, and merge the descriptive data and metadata of their collections. Highlights include theoretical basis; searching the MARS database; and examples in European museums.…
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Information Retrieval, Metadata
Peer reviewedO'Rourke, Alan; Booth, Andrew; Ford, Nigel – Journal of Information Science, 1999
Discusses evidence-based medicine (EBM) and the need for systematic use of databases like MEDLINE with more sophisticated search strategies to optimize the retrieval of relevant papers. Describes an empirical study of hospital libraries that examined requests for information and search strategies using both structured and unstructured forms.…
Descriptors: Clinical Diagnosis, Databases, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedAlvarez, P.; Pulgarin, A. – Journal of Information Science, 1999
Describes a method for measuring research information from thematic references such as headings and subheadings that are used in indexing, cataloging, and online searching, using the Rasch model as the measuring instrument. Discusses results of a search of anesthesiology in the Medline database that was used as a case study. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Anesthesiology, Case Studies, Cataloging, Databases
Peer reviewedSpink, Amanda; Greisdorf, Howard; Bateman, Judy – Journal of Information Science, 1999
Describes a study that explored aspects of successive Dialog searches conducted by intermediaries for information seekers. Results show most successive searches involve some change in search terms and databases, but precision did not necessarily increase and the percentage of relevant items decreased significantly after three searches. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Relevance (Information Retrieval)
Peer reviewedShiri, Ali Asghar; Revie, Crawford; Chowdhury, Gobinda – Journal of Information Science, 2002
Discussion of user interfaces to information retrieval systems focuses on interfaces that incorporate thesauri as part of their searching and browsing facilities. Discusses research literature related to information searching behavior, information retrieval interface evaluation, search term selection, and query expansion; and compares thesaurus…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Interfaces, Databases, Evaluation Methods
Peer reviewedWood, Frances; And Others – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Describes a study of undergraduates that was conducted to determine how they searched databases, the effectiveness of their searches, and their satisfaction with them. The students' cognitive and learning styles were determined by the Lancaster Approaches to Studying Inventory and Riding's Cognitive Styles Analysis tests. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Cognitive Style, Computer Assisted Instruction, Databases, Higher Education
