Journal of Documentation: Volume 44 Issue 2

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EXPERT SYSTEMS AND THE USE OF INFORMATION IN BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

COLIN H. DAVIDSON, PHILIPPE L. DAVIDSON, KALEV RUBERG

The building industry, through its structure and its mandate, faces endemic information problems; expert systems are expected to impact positively. Expert systems are suited to…

SUBJECTIVE PROBABILITY AND INFORMATION RETRIEVAL: A REVIEW OF THE PSYCHOLOGICAL LITERATURE

PAUL THOMPSON

The psychological literature on subjective probability estimation is reviewed to determine the feasibility of designing probabilistic information retrieval systems using such…

THESAURUS ON EQUIPMENT FOR DISABLED PEOPLE

MICHAEL MANDELSTAM

The Disabled Living Foundation (DLF) is a national charity providing information on daily living equipment for disabled people. In 1984 a computerisation project began. One…

DOCUMENTATION NOTE: ABSTRACT JOURNALS: A SURVEY OF PATENT COVERAGE

BRENDA M. RIMMER

Many abstract journals include patent specifications in their coverage thereby providing references to the most up‐to‐date sources of information which might otherwise be ignored…

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ISSN:

0022-0418

Online date, start – end:

1945

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof David Bawden