Keyword in Title Indexes: Effectiveness of Retrieval in Computer Searches.

Hodges, Pauline R.

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Keyword in Title Indexes: Effectiveness of Retrieval in Computer Searches.

Hodges, Pauline R.

Special Libraries, v74 n1 p56-60 Jan 1983

The low rate of relevant titles (fewer than 50 percent) retrieved by online searching of keywords in titles in study conducted at the Mechanized Information Center, Ohio State University, is attributed to three sources: titles themselves, user ignorance of subject vocabulary, and general language problems. Eight references are cited. (EJS)

Descriptors: Databases, Information Retrieval, Online Systems, Permuted Indexes, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Methodology, Search Strategies, Subject Index Terms

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