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ERIC Number: EJ325570
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1985
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Automatic Classification of Book Material Represented by Back-of-the-Book Index.
Enser, P. G. B.
Journal of Documentation, v41 n3 p135-55 Sep 1985
Investigates techniques for automatic classification of book material focusing on: computer-based surrogation of monographic material, book surrogate clustering on basis of content association, evaluation of resultant classifications. Test collection (250 books) is described with surrogation by means of back-of-the-book index, table of contents, title, and Dewey classification code. (31 references) (EJS)
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Books, Classification, College Libraries, Dewey Decimal Classification, Foreign Countries, Graphs, Higher Education, Indexes, Library Collections, Research Methodology, Tables (Data)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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