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Comparing Retrieval Performance in Online Data Bases.
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McCain, Katherine W.; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Assesses the impact of current coverage and indexing policies on MEDLINE's retrieval performance in the medical behavioral sciences literature by comparing retrievals in EXCERPTA MEDICA, PSYCHINFO, SCISEARCH, and SOCIAL SCISEARCH. Searches were made with descriptors, cited references, and natural language, and recall, precision, and novelty ratios…
Descriptors: Behavioral Sciences, Citations (References), Comparative Analysis, Databases