Creating and Evaluating Entry Terms.

Rada, Roy; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ370768

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1988

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Creating and Evaluating Entry Terms.

Rada, Roy; And Others

Journal of Documentation, v44 n1 p19-41 Mar 1988

Describes the indexing concept of entry terms, and evaluates existing terms in the Medical Subject Headings by comparing them to the results of an automatic indexer. The results of experimental testing of a strategy for creating entry terms using the algorithms of the automatic indexer are presented. (31 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Computational Linguistics, Concept Mapping, Evaluation Methods, Measurement Techniques, Online Searching, Research Needs, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data), Thesauri

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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