Preliminary Assessment of the Comparative Efficiencies of an SDI System Using Controlled or Natural Language for Retrieval

Abstract

AWRE Aldermaston are participating with AERE Harwell in an OSTI sponsored project to evaluate the comparative efficiencies of natural language and keyword searching of Nuclear Science Abstracts (NSA) magnetic tapes. Nuclear Science Abstracts covers some 40, 000 journal articles, 10, 000 reports and 4, 300 books, theses and patents per annum. It is issued in 24 parts per volume at approximately fortnightly intervals.

Citation

Parker, J.E. (1971), "Preliminary Assessment of the Comparative Efficiencies of an SDI System Using Controlled or Natural Language for Retrieval", Program: electronic library and information systems, Vol. 5 No. 1, pp. 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb046635