Searchers' Selection of Search Keys. I. The Selection Routine; II. Controlled Vocabulary or Free-Text Searching; and III. Searching Styles.

Fidel, Raya

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ERIC Number: EJ433320

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Publication Date: 1991

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Searchers' Selection of Search Keys. I. The Selection Routine; II. Controlled Vocabulary or Free-Text Searching; and III. Searching Styles.

Fidel, Raya

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v42 n7 p490-527 Aug 1991

These three articles discuss online search key selection based on observations of professional online searchers, interviews, and analyses of the verbal and search protocols involved. The selection routine is described, the use of controlled vocabulary versus free text searching is examined, and searching styles are discussed. (44 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Expert Systems, Full Text Databases, Interviews, Observation, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Collected Works - General; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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