Category: D
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Definitions
Definitions Providing the definition of a word or phrase used in an unusual or restricted way The objective of this technique is to provide a definition for any word used in an unusual or restricted manner. A word is used in an unusual or restricted way when: dictionaries give several definitions of the word, but…
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dct:subject
dct:subject Subject indexing and SKOS . Although it does not formally belong to the defining characteristics of a KOS, the link between a concept and the resources that deal with this concept is fundamental in many KOS applications, such as indexing and document retrieval. This is even more important in the context of the semantic…
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Database
James D. Anderson and José Pérez-Carballo Information Retrieval Design “Database” is a relatively new word for a collection of data that is organized for retrieval. It is sometimes restricted to organized collections of data in electronic media, but in this book, the term “database” is used for any collection of data organized for retrieval, regardless…
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Displayed Indexes
Displayed Versus Non-Displayed Indexes Contents 11.1. Displayed Indexes in Electronic Media. 11.2. Research on Browsing in Information Retrieval. 11.3. Design of Displayed and Non-Displayed Indexes. 11.4. Our Examples. 11.4.1. A Book Index. 11.4.2. An Indexing and Abstracting Service. 11.4.3. A Full-Text Encyclopedia/Digital Library. ● 1 index headings versus search statements ● 2 displayed indexes versus…
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Documentary Units
Documentary Units Contents 6.1. Some Examples. 6.2. One of the Few “Laws” in Information Retrieval. 6.3. Documentary Units Versus Surrogates. 6.4. Multiple Documentary Units. 6.5. Our Examples. 6.5.1. A Book Index. 6.5.2. An Indexing and Abstracting Service. 6.5.3. A Full-Text Encyclopedia/Digital Library. ● 1 information retrieval versus document retrieval ● 2 role of documentation in…
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Display Media
Display Media Contents 5.1. Paper. 5.1.1. Card Files. 5.1.2. Books. 5.1.3. Optical Coincidence (Peek-a-Boo) Retrieval on Cards. 5.2. Microforms. 5.3. Electronic Media. 5.3.1. Online Databases. 5.3.2. CD-ROM and Other Machine-Readable Disks. 5.3.3. World-Wide Web. 5.4. Codes and Symbols. 5.5. Our Examples. 5.5.1. A Book Index. 5.5.2. An Indexing and Abstracting Service. 5.5.3. A Full-Text Encyclopedia/Digital…
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Documentary Domain
Documentary Domain Contents 4.1. Primary Versus Secondary Sources. 4.2. Monitoring and Covering Documentary Domain. 4.3. Our Examples. 4.3.1. A Book Index. 4.3.2. An Indexing and Abstracting Service. 4.3.3. A Full-Text Encyclopedia/Digital Library. ● 1 impact of documentary domain on coverage of IR databases ● 2 views of Bates (Marcia J.) on documentary domain ● 3…
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Documentary Scope
Documentary Scope Contents 3.1. Authorship. 3.2. Titles. 3.3. Media. 3.4. Forms, Formats, Genres. 3.5. Periodicity. 3.6. Intended Audience or Level. 3.7. Methodological Approaches, Points of View, Biases, Kinds of Treatment. 3.8. Language. 3.9. Place of Creation, Manufacture, or Publication. 3.10. Time of Creation, Manufacture, or Publication. 3.11. Specific Documents. 3.12. Qualitative Criteria. 3.13. Features Versus…
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Design Decisions
Design Decisions From James D. Anderson and José Pérez-Carballo “Information Retrieval Design” ● purpose of this book : 1 The primary purpose of this book is to lay out and describe components and attributes of information retrieval (IR) databases and the range and variety of options for each of them, together with the implications of…
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Definition
Definition (en) Definition See below. Labels: English: Definition Español: Definición Italiano: Definizione Property n/a Inverse Property Is definition of (en) Es la definición de (es) E’ la definizione di (it) Other: SKOS: skos:definition ISO 25964: Definition (Class role) and hasDefinition (Assoc role), which (the last) applies to a term rather than a concept MADS/RDF: madsrdf:definitionNote…