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ERIC Number: EJ513860
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1995
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ISSN: ISSN-0160-0044
The Role of Linguistic Phenomena in Retrieval Performance.
Gillaspie, Deborah L.
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v32 p90-96 1995
This progress report presents findings from a failure analysis of two full-text computer-assisted legal research systems, Lexis and Westlaw. Linguistic analyses of unretrieved documents and false drops are discussed, and examples of natural language phenomena that affect Boolean retrieval system performance are examined. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Full Text Databases, Information Retrieval, Performance Factors, Problems, Research Methodology
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Boolean Search Strategy; Examples; Failure Analysis; Legal Research; LEXIS System; Linguistic Analysis; Natural Language; WESTLAW Retrieval System
Note: Paper presented at the ASIS Annual Meeting (58th, Chicago, IL, October 9-12, 1995).