Research and Evaluation in Information Retrieval.

Robertson, S. E.; Beaulieu, M.

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ERIC Number: EJ546232

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1997

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Research and Evaluation in Information Retrieval.

Robertson, S. E.; Beaulieu, M.

Journal of Documentation, v53 n1 p51-57 Jan 1997

Reviews the development of research and evaluation in information retrieval. Highlights include the Cranfield projects concerning recall and precision, the Medlars experiment that focused on relevance, TREC (Text Retrieval Conference), evaluation versus understanding, interface versus functionality, document length, and terms and user interaction. (LRW)

Descriptors: Computer Interfaces, Conferences, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Man Machine Systems, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Projects, Subject Index Terms, Users (Information)

Publication Type: Historical Materials; Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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