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| Correlation | 1 |
| Indexing | 1 |
| Online Catalogs | 1 |
| Online Searching | 1 |
| Search Strategies | 1 |
| Statistical Distributions | 1 |
| Subject Index Terms | 1 |
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| Information Processing and… | 1 |
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| Nelson, Michael J. | 1 |
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Peer reviewedNelson, Michael J. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes a study that collected statistics on the occurrence of terms used in searching an online catalog and investigated the correlation of the selection of terms with their occurrence in indexing. The discussion of the results includes implications for indexing theories. (19 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Correlation, Indexing, Online Catalogs, Online Searching
