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ERIC Number: EJ447447
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0002-8231
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Online-Expert: An Expert System for Online Database Selection.
Zahir, Sajjad; Chang, Chew Lik
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v43 n5 p340-57 Jun 1992
Describes the design and development of a prototype expert system called ONLINE-EXPERT that helps users select online databases and vendors that meet users' needs. Search strategies are discussed; knowledge acquisition and knowledge bases are described; and the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP), a decision analysis technique that ranks databases, is explained. (28 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Computer System Design, Databases, Decision Making, Expert Systems, Models, Online Searching, Online Systems, Online Vendors, Search Strategies, Selection, Tables (Data), User Needs (Information), Users (Information)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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