A Comparative Analysis of Retrieval Effectiveness for Three Methods of Indexing AIDS-Related Abstracts.

Hersh, William R.; Hickam, David H.

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Publication Date: 1991

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A Comparative Analysis of Retrieval Effectiveness for Three Methods of Indexing AIDS-Related Abstracts.

Hersh, William R.; Hickam, David H.

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v28 p211-25 1991

Describes SAPHIRE, an experimental information retrieval system featuring concept-based automated indexing, natural language input, and relevance-based retrieval; and compares its retrieval effectiveness with other indexing approaches in a Boolean-based searching environment. Indexing in MEDLINE is described, and a test collection of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome) material is described. (21 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Automatic Indexing, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Relevance (Information Retrieval), Subject Index Terms, Tables (Data), Users (Information)

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