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Roberts, Justine – Journal of Library Automation, 1973
Creation of a quarterly keyword index to campus grant projects is the chief investigator's name as the key to a section of project summaries. A third section is also included, listing the summaries under the name of the sponsoring department. (Author)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Contracts, Databases, Grants
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Fokker, Dirk W.; Lynch, Michael F. – Journal of Library Automation, 1974
Variety-generator approach seeks to reflect the microstructure of data elements in their description for storage and search, and takes advantage of the consistency of statistical characteristics of data elements in homogeneous data bases. (Author)
Descriptors: Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
Lee, Kaiman, Ed. – 1972
A data base of information related to computer applications in the many aspects of environmental design, started in 1967 and consistently updated, includes over 1,000 stored entries of article, book, conference paper, and unpublished literature titles. This bibliography provides architects, planners, consultants, etc. with an access to the data…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Building Design, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers
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Burress, Elaine P. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Compares the retrieval performance of a technique for machine-aided indexing using a controlled vocabulary with that of a Key Word Out of Context Index, basing conclusions on the results of 20 subject searches of a database containing summaries of defense management data. (FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Databases, Information Retrieval, Performance Tests
Irvine, J. J. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1973
This paper describes a technical document center providing remote-terminal retrospective search capability and shows its evolution from the traditional catalog card operation. (2 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Computers, Databases, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Radke, Barbara; Berger, Mike – 1978
Findings of this detailed analysis of the problems and errors present in the 1977 University of California Union List of Serials (UCULS-77) identify four major problem areas: (1) variations in campus cataloging practices (such as choice, form, and content of entry), the existence of both brief listed and fully cataloged titles, and the presence of…
Descriptors: Background, Cataloging, Computer Output Microfilm, Databases
Regazzi, John J. – 1978
The indexing and online searching of data bases have both conflicting and complementary structures, determined in part by the choice of indexing language. In the planning of a machine readable system, the Foundation Center, administrator of two data bases, initially chose a natural language for the lower cost, more rapid implementation, and…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
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Hodges, Pauline R. – Special Libraries, 1983
The low rate of relevant titles (fewer than 50 percent) retrieved by online searching of keywords in titles in study conducted at the Mechanized Information Center, Ohio State University, is attributed to three sources: titles themselves, user ignorance of subject vocabulary, and general language problems. Eight references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Permuted Indexes
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Craven, Timothy C. – Information Processing and Management, 1984
Describes three major features of treatment of paradigmatic thesaural information in microcomputer-based concept network management system: use of simple graphic displays of thesaural or paradigmatic information (linktypes); use of thesaural information to generate indirect entries; capability of customizing index displays, including thesaural…
Descriptors: Databases, Display Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Systems