NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 3 results Save | Export
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Fidel, Raya; Efthimiadis, Efthimis N. – Information Processing & Management, 1995
Examines the knowledge base of an intermediary expert system that provides advice about search term selection. Topics include a proposal for an integrated approach, including an option focusing on terminological attributes based on knowledge acquired from professional searchers; and the content of the knowledge base and the research needed to…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Databases, Expert Systems
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Wu, Jian Kang; Narasimhalu, A. Desai – Information Processing & Management, 1998
Proposes a fuzzy-image database model and a concept of fuzzy space; describes fuzzy-query processing in fuzzy space and fuzzy indexing on complete fuzzy vectors; and uses an example image database, the computer-aided facial-image inference and retrieval system (CAFIIR), for explanation throughout. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Savoy, Jacques – Information Processing & Management, 2003
Discusses cross-language, multilingual, and bilingual information retrieval on the Web; evaluates retrieval effectiveness of indexing and search strategies based on test collections from CLEF (Cross-Language Evaluation Forum) in English, French, German, and Italian; and suggests and evaluates database merging strategies. Appendices include…
Descriptors: Databases, English, Evaluation Methods, French