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Moens, Marie-Francine; Uyttendaele, Caroline; Dumortier, Jos – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1999
The SALOMON project automatically summarizes Belgian criminal cases to improve access to existing and future court decisions. This article gives background information about the texts of the cases and describes the output, design models, and architecture of the SALOMON system. Evaluation of 700 criminal cases demonstrates that the algorithms have…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Access to Information, Automatic Indexing, Automation
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Lam, Wai; Wong, Kam-Fai; Wong, Chi-Yin – Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology, 2001
Investigates the use of signature files in Chinese information retrieval systems and proposes a new partitioning method-called Partitioned Signature File for Chinese (PSFC)-based on the characteristics of Chinese words. Experimental results confirm the features of PSFC and demonstrate its superiority over the traditional single signature file…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Chinese, Classification, Document Delivery
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Rosman, G.; And Others – Journal of Information Science, 1996
Presents costs and benefits of document information systems as well as a design methodology. Highlights include the method of working, method of modelling, multiple data types, access structure and indexing, and a case study of the implementation of a document information system in the Netherlands. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Case Studies, Computer System Design, Cost Effectiveness
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Bates, Marcia J. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1998
Discusses indexing and access to digital resources, especially on the Internet. Topics include subject searching versus indexing; multiple terms of access; folk classification; basic level terms; folk access; Bradford's Law; Zipfian distributions; vocabulary scalability; the Resnikoff-Dolby 30:1 Rule; domain-specific indexing; and implications for…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Design Requirements, Electronic Libraries
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Levine, Jennie A.; Evans, Jennifer; Kumar, Amit – Journal of Archival Organization, 2006
In April 2005, the University of Maryland Libraries launched "ArchivesUM" (www.lib.umd.edu/archivesum), an online database of finding aids for manuscript and archival collections using Encoded Archival Description (EAD). "ArchivesUM," however, is only the publicly available end-product of a much larger project-an integrated…
Descriptors: Archives, Documentation, Information Retrieval, Access to Information
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Rasmussen, Edie M. – Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST), 1997
Focuses on access to digital image collections by means of manual and automatic indexing. Contains six sections: (1) Studies of Image Systems and their Use; (2) Approaches to Indexing Images; (3) Image Attributes; (4) Concept-Based Indexing; (5) Content-Based Indexing; and (6) Browsing in Image Retrieval. Contains 105 references. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Devadason, Francis; Intaraksa, Neelawat; Patamawongjariya, Pornprapa; Desai, Kavita – Proceedings of the ASIST Annual Meeting, 2001
Describes an experimental system designed to organize and provide access to Web documents using a faceted pre-coordinate indexing system based on the Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS) derived from POPSI (Postulate based Permuted Subject Indexing) of Bhattacharyya, and the facet analysis and chain indexing system of Ranganathan. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Computer Interfaces, Computer System Design
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Williamson, Nancy J. – Cataloging and Classification Quarterly, 1987
This examination of the knowledge base needed for professional careers in the subject control of information identifies some of the problems involved in educating and training graduates for working in this area and poses some solutions to these problems. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives
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Sreenivasulu, V. – Electronic Library, 2000
Discusses the need for digital librarians who will manage and organize digital libraries. Topics include digital information systems; the information superhighway; navigation, browsing, and filtering; multimedia searching and indexing; data mining; information access and retrieval; competencies and skills for a digital librarian; and professional…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Competence, Electronic Libraries, Indexing
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Shubert, Steven Blake – Special Libraries, 1991
A survey of five major bank libraries revealed three distinct levels of subject access to serial publications: manually based systems with no formal subject access; computer-aided systems in which the sorting capabilities of computerized serials management are utilized to generate printed lists arranged by subject; and online catalogs with subject…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Software
Cochrane, Pauline Atherton, Ed.; Johnson, Eric H., Ed. – 1998
This proceedings represents and documents in part the 16 presentations made at the 34th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing. World Wide Web URLs that provide insight into each presentation are included. Presentations include: (1) "Hypostatizing Data Collections, Especially Bibliographic: Abstractions, Representations,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Data Processing
Gilchrist, Alan, Ed. – 1997
This set of papers offers insights into some of the major developments in the field of classification and knowledge organization, and highlights many of the fundamental changes in views and theories which have taken place during the last 40 years. This document begins with a series of reminiscences from former delegates of the first International…
Descriptors: Abstracting, Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification