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Peer reviewedFrants, Valery I.; Brush, Craig B. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1988
Presents a model of human information needs which classifies information need types by their inherent properties. The influence of information needs on human behavior, and the need to incorporate this concept into information storage and retrieval systems, are discussed. (15 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Information Needs, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking, Information Systems
Peer reviewedFugmann, Robert – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1985
Reports on axiomatic approach to systems design that has emanated from documentation work in field of chemistry and closely related disciplines. It is based on five axioms: definability, order, sufficient degree of order, representational predictability, and representational fidelity. Mandatory indexing is discussed; a glossary is appended. (106…
Descriptors: Chemistry, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Seeking
Peer reviewedYaghmai, N. Shahla; Maxin, Jacqueline A. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1984
Overview of expert systems (intelligent computer applications that use data, a knowledge base, and a control mechanism to solve problems) highlights history of expert systems; construction (human element, knowledge acquisition and learning, system architecture); limitations; issues and trends; and implications for information science. Thirty-three…
Descriptors: Artificial Intelligence, Computer Oriented Programs, Information Science, Information Systems
