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Topic:
adaptive hash table
Topic:
archives
Topic:
comparing paper to electronic access to information
Topic:
hash filter
Topic:
hash table and hash functions
Topic:
full-text indexing
Topic:
information filters
Topic:
information retrieval by cross reference
Topic:
information retrieval by following links
Topic:
information retrieval by location
Topic:
information retrieval by relevance
Topic:
information retrieval by searching
Topic:
information retrieval by topic
Topic:
information retrieval with an index
Topic:
information retrieval with queries
Topic:
information services
Topic:
manual indexing
Topic:
outlines
Topic:
perfect hash table
Topic:
personal information
Topic:
problem of information overload
Topic:
problem of assigning names
Topic:
problems with information retrieval
Topic:
searching the Web
Topic:
signature files
Group:
access to data
Group:
computer science
Group:
database
Group:
testing and evaluating user interfaces
Group:
user interface

Topic:
approximate string matching and pattern matching with errors
Topic:
function library
Topic:
hypertext as external memory
Topic:
hypertext browser
Topic:
hypertext as a global database
Topic:
mail databases
Topic:
memory
Topic:
problem of classifying information
Topic:
programming with a database of modules
Topic:
publishing
Topic:
search algorithms
Topic:
searching compressed data
Topic:
searching hypertext
Topic:
recognition
Topic:
thesaurus and information retrieval
Topic:
translation of data
Topic:
using a computer as a communication/information medium
Topic:
using keywords to search hypertext
Topic:
World-Wide Web

Summary

Information retrieval answers a query by gathering information from multiple repositories . The information may be indexed, categorized, or linked. (cbb 11/07)
Subtopic: entering and extracting information up

Quote: an information system is for entering and extracting information about entities [»kentW_1978]
Quote: availability of direct access storage device changed viewpoint from stationary viewer of data on magnetic tape to explorer of data in database [»bachCW11_1973]
Quote: Mooers gave first definition of information retrieval; convert need into a list of citations [»kilgFG4_1997]

Subtopic: information retrieval as language up

Quote: information retrieval systems are linguistic; describe content or context of document in a free or controlled vocabulary [»blaiDC6_1992]

Subtopic: computerized information retrieval up

Quote: Bagley, first thesis on computerized information searching [»kilgFG4_1997]

Subtopic: library up

Quote: the basic function of a library is to serve as a communication link between past and future

Subtopic: recall vs. recognition up

Quote: even though a person may recognize almost any picture he has seen; it is difficult to recall details from specific images [»habeRN5_1970]

Subtopic: using behavior to identify subroutines up

Quote: behavior samples of 12 inputs identified relevant subroutines (compatible interfaces); use for automatic, reuse retrieval [»podgA7_1993]

Subtopic: types of information retrieval up

Quote: information retrieval by grazing (television), browsing (newspapers), hunting (computers) [»heyeM_1986]

Subtopic: evaluation of information up

Quote: there should be provisions for evaluating the information stored in a system [»sterTD11_1974]

Subtopic: authoritative results up

Quote: want authoritative results from broad-topic queries; the set of relevant results is too large [»kleiJM9_1999]

Subtopic: data mining up

Quote: survey of data-mining: market basket analysis, clustering, and classification [»gantV8_1999]

Subtopic: search strategies up

Quote: provide users with a paradigm for an effective search strategy [»kerrST_1986]
Quote: iterative search by identifying relevant and irrelevant documents; augment query with keywords from relevant documents [»saltG4_1970]

Subtopic: searching by groups up

Quote: open systems should use due process--organized gathering of information for decision-making under constraints; provides a record [»hewiC7_1986]
Quote: medical information searchers need an agenda-keeper to keep track of new ideas, readings, and tasks [»frisME7_1988]
Quote: how can a process control data base be made more usable to operators? [»dallR1_1982]

Subtopic: calendar-based storage up

Quote: retrieve documents by calendar appointment; used 10x more often then traditional searches [»hullJJ3_2001]
Quote: users accessed IM^3 archives every other day; 2/3 printed docs (instead of personal directories), 1/3 less than a week old, 10% more than 6 months [»hullJJ3_2001]

Subtopic: semantic information up

Quote: FEA was developed for semantic information retrieval; also used for program assertions and potentially for non-procedural programming [»postSW7_1978]

Subtopic: displaying information up

Quote: fields in a Star record file displayed via a formatting document whose names correspond to fields; no inherent external representation [»smitDC4_1982]

Subtopic: paper vs. imaging up

Quote: survey of personal paper information collected during an office move [»whitS6_2001]
Quote: storing a piece of paper costs 25 times more than storing a page image
[»hullJJ3_2001]

Group: information retrieval up

Topic: adaptive hash table (19 items)
Topic: archives (19 items)
Topic: comparing paper to electronic access to information (35 items)
Topic: hash filter (18 items)
Topic: hash table and hash functions (41 items)
Topic: full-text indexing (37 items)
Topic: information filters (22 items)
Topic: information retrieval by cross reference (7 items)
Topic: information retrieval by following links (23 items)
Topic: information retrieval by location (21 items)
Topic: information retrieval by relevance (33 items)
Topic: information retrieval by searching (35 items)
Topic: information retrieval by topic (16 items)
Topic: information retrieval with an index (32 items)
Topic: information retrieval with queries (18 items)
Topic: information services (17 items)
Topic: manual indexing (19 items)
Topic: outlines (16 items)
Topic: perfect hash table (9 items)
Topic: personal information (41 items)
Topic: problem of information overload (23 items)
Topic: problem of assigning names (25 items)
Topic: problems with information retrieval (51 items)
Topic: searching the Web (53 items)
Topic: signature files
(21 items)

Related Topics up

Group: access to data   (12 topics, 307 quotes)
Group: computer science   (871 topics, 23489 quotes)
Group: database   (27 topics, 665 quotes)
Group: testing and evaluating user interfaces   (9 topics, 262 quotes)
Group: user interface   (75 topics, 1639 quotes)

Topic: approximate string matching and pattern matching with errors (19 items)
Topic: function library (50 items)
Topic: hypertext as external memory (24 items)
Topic: hypertext browser (23 items)
Topic: hypertext as a global database (30 items)
Topic: mail databases (8 items)
Topic: memory (12 items)
Topic: problem of classifying information (42 items)
Topic: programming with a database of modules (94 items)
Topic: publishing (14 items)
Topic: search algorithms (40 items)
Topic: searching compressed data (9 items)
Topic: searching hypertext (17 items)
Topic: recognition (50 items)
Topic: thesaurus and information retrieval (29 items)
Topic: translation of data (26 items)
Topic: using a computer as a communication/information medium (32 items)
Topic: using keywords to search hypertext (26 items)
Topic: World-Wide Web
(42 items)


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