Journal of Documentation: Volume 45 Issue 3

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A BEHAVIOURAL APPROACH TO INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEM DESIGN

DAVID ELLIS

A behavioural approach to information retrieval system design is outlined based on the derivation of a behavioural model of the information seeking patterns of academic social…

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THE ROLES OF COLLECTIONS AND THE SCOPE OF COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT

MICHAEL K. BUCKLAND

Libraries assemble very large quantities of materials. These collections perform three quite different roles: archival, dispensing, and bibliographic. The bibliographic role of…

STOCHASTIC MODELS FOR THE DISTRIBUTION OF INDEX TERMS

MICHAEL J. NELSON

Distributions of index terms have been used in modelling information retrieval systems and databases. Most previous models used some form of the Zipf distribution. This work uses…

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ISSN:

0022-0418

Online date, start – end:

1945

Copyright Holder:

Emerald Publishing Limited

Open Access:

hybrid

Editor:

  • Prof David Bawden