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ERIC Number: EJ582193
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0306-4573
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Automated Assistance in the Formulation of Search Statements for Bibliographic Databases.
Oakes, Michael P.; Taylor, Malcolm J.
Information Processing & Management, v34 n6 p645-68 Nov 1998
Reports on the design of an automated query system to help pharmacologists access the Derwent Drug File (DDF). Topics include knowledge types; knowledge representation; role of the search intermediary; vocabulary selection, thesaurus, and user input in natural language; browsing; evaluation methods; and search statement generation for the World Wide Web. (Contains 78 references.) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Computer System Design, Evaluation Methods, Knowledge Representation, Pharmacology, Search Intermediaries, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri, User Needs (Information), Vocabulary, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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