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To Index or Not To Index.
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Veenema, Fred – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1996
Describes an experiment comparing the performance of an automatic full-text indexing software for personal computers (i.e., the Quick-Finder facility in WordPerfect 6.1 for Windows) with the human intellectual assignment of indexing terms to each document in a collection. Results are discussed in terms of ease of use, the time factor, and recall…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software Evaluation, Indexes
Speculations on the Measurement and Use of User Characteristics in Information Retrieval Experimentation.
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Meadow, Charles T.; And Others – Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 1994
Presents viewpoints on several information retrieval user studies, and contains opinions regarding user characteristics; user training; expression of need or query formulation; conduct of a search; use of language; analysis of retrieved information; and satisfaction with outcome. Recommendations for future studies include classification of users;…
Descriptors: Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Online Searching, Opinions
CAIS/ACSI 2001: Beyond the Web: Technologies, Knowledge and People.
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Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 2000
Presents abstracts of papers presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) held in Quebec on May 27-29, 2001. Topics include: professional development; librarian/library roles; information technology uses; virtual libraries; information seeking behavior; literacy; information retrieval;…
Descriptors: Electronic Libraries, Foreign Countries, Information Management, Information Retrieval