Using Repetition to Increase Precision in Files with Large Blocks of Text.

McKinin, Emma Jean; And Others

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Publication Date: 1989

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Using Repetition to Increase Precision in Files with Large Blocks of Text.

McKinin, Emma Jean; And Others

Online Review, v13 n5 p369-82 Oct 1989

Suggests ways to increase precision when searching full text files on BRS, Mead Data Central and DIALOG. All of the techniques are based on achieving repetition of central concepts as expressed in natural language. Schematic representations of strategies and sample searches on each of the three systems are provided. (10 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Full Text Databases, Heuristics, Online Searching, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Search Strategies

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Language: English

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