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The Use of SQL and Second Generation Database Management Systems for Data Processing and Information Retrieval in Libraries.
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Leigh, William; Paz, Noemi – Information Technology and Libraries, 1989
Describes Structured Query Language (SQL), the result of an American National Standards Institute effort to standardize language used to query computer databases and a common element in second generation database management systems. The discussion covers implementations of SQL, associated products, and techniques for its use in online catalogs,…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Cost Effectiveness, Data Processing, Database Management Systems
SORT-AID: A Search Post-Processing Tool Set.
Leigh, William; And Others – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1986
Reports on the design and use of a computer system--SORT-AID--to assist bibliographic database searchers in the post-search, analysis phase of their work. Designed for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) installations, this system automatically determines the relevance of downloaded abstracts and provides facilities for editing…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Computer Software, Data Processing, Editing
SORT-AID with RANK: Search Postprocessing Tools for Automating the Determination of Citation Relevance.
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Leigh, William; Paz, Noemi – Information Technology and Libraries, 1986
Reports on the design and use of a computer system designed to assist online database searchers in determining the relevance of downloaded abstracts. The system, which runs on a personal computer, includes aids for individual review of abstracts and semiautomatic determination of relevance; prospects for fully automatic use are discussed. (CDD)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Data Processing