The Rates of Assignment of Thesaurus Terms in the ERIC Information Retrieval System: An Analysis of Hierarchies and Levels.

Henry, Georgianna; Diodato, Virgil

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ERIC Number: EJ434750

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1991

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The Rates of Assignment of Thesaurus Terms in the ERIC Information Retrieval System: An Analysis of Hierarchies and Levels.

Henry, Georgianna; Diodato, Virgil

Journal of Documentation, v47 n3 p276-83 Sep 1991

Describes a study that examined the rates of use of descriptors in the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system during 1966-86 to determine whether certain levels of terms were used more than others and whether patterns of use were similar among hierarchies in the ERIC Thesaurus. (10 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Hypothesis Testing, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Research Needs, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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