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OUTLINE OF A GENERAL PROBABILISTIC RETRIEVAL MODEL
ABRAHAM BOOKSTEINFor reasons of technical convenience, current retrieval algorithms based on probabilistic reasoning are derived from models that assume patrons evaluate documents using a two…
APPLYING AUTOMATED TECHNIQUES TO ARCHIVES ADMINISTRATION: A COMMENTARY ON THE PRESENT SITUATION AND AREAS OF LIKELY PROGRESS
MICHAEL COOKA broad discussion of progress in the automation of archive administration, in the light of links between archivists, museum staffs, librarians and information scientists. A brief…
PROGRAMMES IN ADVANCED INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
KAREN SPARCK JONESMajor initiatives in advanced information technology are under way or have been proposed in the UK, Europe and Japan. ‘Information technology’ is an umbrella expression with…
AN EIGHTEENTH‐CENTURY FACETED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
MAGDA WHITROWCondorcet's is not a name that figures prominently in histories of classification systems; even in Samurin's monumental and comprehensive work—apart from a reference to the…
EDUCATION FOR LIBRARIANSHIP AND INFORMATION SCIENCE: A RETROSPECT AND A REVALUATION
KEVIN MCGARRYThis progress report attempts to chart the main trends in professional education during the 1970s and to identify the major problems facing curriculum planners for the rest of…
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- Prof David Bawden