A Generalization and Clarification of the Waller-Kraft Wish List.

Cater, Steven C.; Kraft, Donald H.

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Publication Date: 1989

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A Generalization and Clarification of the Waller-Kraft Wish List.

Cater, Steven C.; Kraft, Donald H.

Information Processing and Management, v25 n1 p15-25 1989

Describes the Waller-Kraft "wish list" of desired information retrieval system properties and identifies ambiguities caused by two distinct uses of the phrase "query term weight." Examples of problems arising from the ambiguity are given and a new list is created and discussed. (10 references) (Author/CLB)

Descriptors: Definitions, Functions (Mathematics), Information Retrieval, Mathematical Models, Online Systems

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