Handling Incrementally Specified Boolean Queries: A Comparison of Inverted and Signature File Organizations.

Eastman, Caroline M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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Handling Incrementally Specified Boolean Queries: A Comparison of Inverted and Signature File Organizations.

Eastman, Caroline M.

Information Processing and Management, v25 n1 p27-38 1989

Compares the performance of inverted and signature file organizations in handling incrementally specified Boolean queries to an information retrieval system. The discussion covers the impact of more sophisticated signature file organizations, related problems, and possible future work. (65 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Comparative Analysis, Database Management Systems, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Formulas, Online Searching

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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