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Peer reviewedMathur, V. – Online Review, 1983
Compares features of selective dissemination of information service in information retrieval systems Quest and Orbit with those of smaller noncommercial system, George 3. Construction of profiles, editing during construction, and editing of stored profiles are noted. Examples of method of constructing and editing a profile in George 3 are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Programs, Databases, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewedKowalski, Kazimierz; Hackett, Timothy P. – Library and Information Science Research, 1992
Demonstrates a means for estimating the number of retrieved items using well-established selective dissemination of information (SDI) profiles in the SCI, INSPEC, ISMEC, CAS, and PASCAL databases. A correlation between individual database size and number of retrieved documents in technical fields is also examined. (17 references) (LAE)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Information Retrieval
