Automated Indexing versus KWOC: A Performance Comparison.

Burress, Elaine P.

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ERIC Number: EJ216497

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Publication Date: 1980-Jan

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Automated Indexing versus KWOC: A Performance Comparison.

Burress, Elaine P.

Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v31 n1 p60-61 Jan 1980

Compares the retrieval performance of a technique for machine-aided indexing using a controlled vocabulary with that of a Key Word Out of Context Index, basing conclusions on the results of 20 subject searches of a database containing summaries of defense management data. (FM)

Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Databases, Information Retrieval, Performance Tests, Permuted Indexes, Relevance (Information Retrieval)

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Language: English

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