A Reference and Referral System Using Expert System Techniques.

Vickery, Alina; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ351263

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Publication Date: 1987

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A Reference and Referral System Using Expert System Techniques.

Vickery, Alina; And Others

Journal of Documentation, v43 n1 p1-23 Mar 1987

Describes PLEXUS, an expert system for information retrieval related to gardening, designed at the University of London for use in public libraries. Focusing on the semantic problems encountered, methods used in artificial intelligence and information science to resolve them are discussed, including classification and facet analysis. (Author/LRW)

Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Classification, Databases, Developed Nations, Expert Systems, Foreign Countries, Gardening, Information Retrieval, Information Science, Problems, Public Libraries, Reference Services, Referral, Semantics, Systems Development, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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