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Use of Metadata Vocabularies in Data Retrieval.

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Cortez, Edwin M. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999

Introduces a prototype system for devising and using a metadata vocabulary for data retrieval, based on a project at the United States Department of Agriculture. A unified information-access system called REEIS (Research, Education, Economics, Extension Information System) is being designed to provide a knowledge base of programs, projects, and…

Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer System Design, Data Collection, Electronic Text

Information Access in the Humanities: Perils and Pitfalls.

Peer reviewed

Walker, Geraldene; Atkinson, Steven D. – Library Hi Tech, 1991

Describes a study that investigated subject retrieval in a group of humanities databases. Scatter by subject field and type of search term is discussed, the effectiveness of natural language and of controlled vocabulary are compared, and implications for system designers concerned with end-user searches in the humanities are suggested. (37…

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Databases, Graphs

Multilingual Federated Searching Across Heterogeneous Collections.

Powell, James; Fox, Edward A. – D-Lib Magazine, 1998

Describes a scalable system for searching heterogeneous multilingual collections on the World Wide Web. Details Searchable Database Markup Language (SearchDB-ML) for describing the characteristics of a search engine and its interface, and a protocol for requesting word translations between languages. (Author)

Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Computer Mediated Communication, Computer System Design, Information Seeking