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ERIC Number: EJ367762
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1988
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Historical Note: Information Retrieval and the Future of an Illusion.
Swanson, Don R.
Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v39 n2 p92-98 Mar 1988
Explores the concept of information retrieval and summarizes the development of information retrieval systems. The role of relevance judgments as a systems test is discussed, principles of what information systems can and cannot be expected to achieve are presented, and areas of research interest are identified. (43 references) (CLB)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Evaluation Criteria, Information Retrieval, Literature Reviews, Online Systems, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Research Needs, Subject Index Terms
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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