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Enhancing Database Management to Knowledge Base Management: The Role of Information Retrieval Technology.
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Chen, Zhengxin – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Investigates the role of information retrieval in the enhancement from database management to knowledge base management and considers the relationship between information retrieval and artificial intelligence. Highlights include unstructured databases; storage of internal forms of documents; an example with relational database operations; and…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
Explaining and Alleviating Information Management Indeterminism: A Knowledge-Based Framework.
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Chen, H.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1994
Reports on two empirical studies that examined the nature and causes of information management indeterminism in an online research environment. A knowledge-based design for alleviating indeterminism which contains a system-generated thesaurus and an inferencing engine is proposed. (Contains 63 references.) (JLB)
Descriptors: Classification, Database Management Systems, Expert Systems, Information Management
Data Base Demystified: Building a Model.
Kellogg, Edward B. – Information Technology Quarterly, 1987
Discusses databases and database management systems and explains how they can be used to organize and provide access to information. Highlights include relational models, database design considerations (particularly normalization), query languages used in programming, screen displays, data integrity and security, and effects of the organizational…
Descriptors: Data Processing, Database Management Systems, Databases, Display Systems
Student Information Systems Demystified: The Increasing Demand for Accurate, Timely Data Means Schools and Districts Are Relying Heavily on SIS Technologies
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McIntire, Todd – Technology & Learning, 2004
Student information systems, one of the first applications of computer technology in education, are undergoing a significant transition yet again. The first major shift in SIS technologies occurred about 15 years ago when they evolved from mainframe programs to client-server solutions. Now, vendors across the board are offering centralized…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Database Management Systems, Information Systems, Internet
Novel Filing Systems Applicable to an Automated Office: A State-of-the-Art Study.
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Restorick, F. Mark – Information Processing and Management, 1986
Examines novel computer filing systems which have particular application to office information storage and retrieval requirements. A variety of filing systems and their major characteristics are reviewed, ranging from network-based file servers to digital image storage and retrieval systems. Desirable characteristics of a modern electronic office…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Analysis, Database Management Systems, Databases
Factors Shaping the Evolution of Electronic Documentation Systems. Research Activity No. IM.4.
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Dede, C. J.; And Others – 1988
The first of 10 sections in this report focuses on factors that will affect the evolution of Space Station Project (SSP) documentation systems. The goal of this project is to prepare the space station technical and managerial structure for likely changes in the creation, capture, transfer, and utilization of knowledge about the space station which…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Communications, Computer Software, Database Management Systems