A System for the Automatic Retrieval of Information from a Specialist Database.

Aldous, K. J.

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ERIC Number: EJ516533

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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A System for the Automatic Retrieval of Information from a Specialist Database.

Aldous, K. J.

Information Processing & Management, v32 n2 p139-54 Mar 1996

Discusses a method for organizing and augmenting the data in a complex database to make automatic retrieval possible. Presents an example of the method using a database of information on the nature and use of fungicides. Initial results of trials with potential users suggest that the system can produce relevant responses to queries. (Author/AEF)

Descriptors: Access to Information, Automation, Data Processing, Databases, Fungi, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Online Searching, Search Strategies, User Needs (Information)

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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