Computer-Aided Searching in the INSPEC Database: Analysis of Subject Indexing by INSPEC and the Resulting Cost and Efficiency as Related to Various Search Strategies.

de Jong-Hofman, M. W.

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Publication Date: 1978

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Computer-Aided Searching in the INSPEC Database: Analysis of Subject Indexing by INSPEC and the Resulting Cost and Efficiency as Related to Various Search Strategies.

de Jong-Hofman, M. W.

Online Review, v2 n2 p175-98 Jun 1978, Jun78

Describes two factors affecting the results of manual and online information retrieval: the manner by which classification codes and key words are chosen, and the degree to which papers with comparable contents are accorded similar keywords. Of 14 alternative search strategies selected, the best consisted of using classification codes coupled with selected free terms. (Author/JPF)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Costs, Efficiency, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data)

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Language: English

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