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Peer reviewedSwanson, Don R. – Library Quarterly, 1986
The objective relevance of a document to a request is crucial to the design and testing of bibliographic retrieval systems, while subjective relevance is paramount in the use of such systems. The distinction provides a rationale for a trial-and-error mode of interaction with information systems. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Information Needs, Information Retrieval
