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Sentence-Based Metadata: An Approach and Tool for Viewing Database Designs.
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Boyle, 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
Another Fine MeSH: Clinical Medicine Meets Information Science.
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O'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
A Study of Mediated Successive Searching during Information Seeking.
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Spink, 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)
Thesaurus-Enhanced Search Interfaces.
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Shiri, 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
Obtaining Information Accurately and Quickly: Are Structured Abstracts More Efficient?
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Hartley, James; And Others – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Structured abstracts containing several subheadings (background, aim, method, results, and conclusions) have replaced traditional abstracts in most medical journals. The results of 2 studies, the first of 52 readers using an electronic database and the second of 56 readers using a printed database, suggest that it is easier for readers to search…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Cognitive Processes, Databases, Electronic Text
Novice Searchers' Use of Familiar Structures in Searching Bibliographic Information Retrieval Systems.
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Yerbury, Hilary; Parker, Joan – Journal of Information Science, 1998
Explores the use of metaphors as problem-solving mechanisms by novice searchers of bibliographic databases. Subjects were 28 undergraduate students at the University of Technology, Sydney, Australia, who "talked through" a search on a bibliographic retrieval system. A range of metaphors was apparent from the language used by students.…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Information Retrieval