Document (#3312)

Author

Burke, C.

Title

¬The other Memex : the tangled career of Vannevar Bush's information machine, the Rapid Selector

Source

Journal of the American Society for Information Science. 43(1992) no.10, S.648-657

Year

1992

Abstract

Argues that Vannevar Bush, generally thought to have had a great deal of influence of the development of computerized information retrieval systems, had much less to do with its development than was once believed. Examines the case histories of 2 machines which came closest to the realisation of his famous Memex concept: the Comparator; and the Rapid Selector and points to the less than successful attempts to develop machines to assist US codebreakers and future libraries

Similar documents (author)

1. Burke, C.: History of information science (2007) 5.35

   5.353733 = sum of:
     5.353733 = weight(author_txt:burke in 4693) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.353733 = fieldWeight in 4693, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=4693)
   

2. Burke, J.: ¬The future OPAC : content, form and boundaries (1991) 5.35

   5.353733 = sum of:
     5.353733 = weight(author_txt:burke in 7691) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.353733 = fieldWeight in 7691, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=7691)
   

3. Burke, R.J.: Information sources : do women want and value information more than men? (1996) 5.35

   5.353733 = sum of:
     5.353733 = weight(author_txt:burke in 6470) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.353733 = fieldWeight in 6470, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=6470)
   

4. Burke, R.: Conceptual indexing and active retrieval of video for interactive learning environments (1996) 5.35

   5.353733 = sum of:
     5.353733 = weight(author_txt:burke in 1971) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.353733 = fieldWeight in 1971, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=1971)
   

5. Burke, R.D.: Question answering from frequently asked question files : experiences with the FAQ Finder System (1997) 5.35

   5.353733 = sum of:
     5.353733 = weight(author_txt:burke in 2191) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.353733 = fieldWeight in 2191, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.565973 = idf(docFreq=22, maxDocs=44421)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=2191)
   

Similar documents (content)

1. Buckland, M.: Emanuel Goldberg, electronic document retrieval, and Vannevar Bush's Memex (1992) 0.56

   0.55671567 = sum of:
     0.55671567 = product of:
       1.9882703 = sum of:
         0.025517393 = weight(abstract_txt:development in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.025517393 = score(doc=2339,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.070779614 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.3206431 = boost
               3.8455355 = idf(docFreq=2580, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.36051896 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.8455355 = idf(docFreq=2580, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.12002583 = weight(abstract_txt:famous in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.12002583 = score(doc=2339,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15770924 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.3939427 = boost
               8.117949 = idf(docFreq=35, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.7610577 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.117949 = idf(docFreq=35, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.18066959 = weight(abstract_txt:bush in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.18066959 = score(doc=2339,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.20714004 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.5975276 = boost
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.8722099 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.30876878 = weight(abstract_txt:bush's in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.30876878 = score(doc=2339,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.23500994 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.7016078 = boost
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.3138541 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.56532824 = weight(abstract_txt:memex in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.56532824 = score(doc=2339,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.3871186 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.088541 = boost
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.460349 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.35129547 = weight(abstract_txt:vannevar in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.35129547 = score(doc=2339,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.40656722 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.1651735 = boost
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.86405265 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
         0.43666497 = weight(abstract_txt:selector in 2339) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.43666497 = score(doc=2339,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.47001988 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.4032156 = boost
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.9290351 = fieldWeight in 2339, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=2339)
       0.28 = coord(7/25)
   

2. Takashima, Y.: ¬The study of information relationship on Internet : comparison of Vannevar Bush's memex (1996) 0.38

   0.3827475 = sum of:
     0.3827475 = product of:
       1.9137374 = sum of:
         0.07443712 = weight(abstract_txt:thought in 4311) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.07443712 = score(doc=4311,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.094676286 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0800328 = boost
               6.2898216 = idf(docFreq=223, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.7862277 = fieldWeight in 4311, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               6.2898216 = idf(docFreq=223, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=4311)
         0.29110998 = weight(abstract_txt:bush's in 4311) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.29110998 = score(doc=4311,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.23500994 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.7016078 = boost
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.2387135 = fieldWeight in 4311, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=4311)
         0.20941661 = weight(abstract_txt:machines in 4311) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.20941661 = score(doc=4311,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.23771992 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.4202719 = boost
               7.0475073 = idf(docFreq=104, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.8809384 = fieldWeight in 4311, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               7.0475073 = idf(docFreq=104, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=4311)
         0.87037987 = weight(abstract_txt:memex in 4311) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.87037987 = score(doc=4311,freq=4.0), product of:
             0.3871186 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.088541 = boost
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             2.2483544 = fieldWeight in 4311, product of:
               2.0 = tf(freq=4.0), with freq of:
                 4.0 = termFreq=4.0
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=4311)
         0.46839395 = weight(abstract_txt:vannevar in 4311) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.46839395 = score(doc=4311,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.40656722 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.1651735 = boost
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.1520702 = fieldWeight in 4311, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=4311)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)
   

3. Honegger, B.D.: Beats Biblionetz (1996-) 0.14

   0.1373372 = sum of:
     0.1373372 = product of:
       1.1444767 = sum of:
         0.24089281 = weight(abstract_txt:bush in 3812) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.24089281 = score(doc=3812,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.20714004 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.5975276 = boost
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.1629466 = fieldWeight in 3812, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=3812)
         0.43518993 = weight(abstract_txt:memex in 3812) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.43518993 = score(doc=3812,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3871186 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.088541 = boost
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.1241772 = fieldWeight in 3812, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=3812)
         0.46839395 = weight(abstract_txt:vannevar in 3812) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.46839395 = score(doc=3812,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.40656722 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.1651735 = boost
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             1.1520702 = fieldWeight in 3812, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.125 = fieldNorm(doc=3812)
       0.12 = coord(3/25)
   

4. Steinbrink, B.: ¬Die Bibliothek mit digitalem Archiv und multimedialer Datenbank (1995) 0.12

   0.11620798 = sum of:
     0.11620798 = product of:
       1.4525998 = sum of:
         0.58221996 = weight(abstract_txt:bush's in 1538) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.58221996 = score(doc=1538,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.23500994 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.7016078 = boost
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             2.477427 = fieldWeight in 1538, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.909708 = idf(docFreq=5, maxDocs=44421)
               0.25 = fieldNorm(doc=1538)
         0.87037987 = weight(abstract_txt:memex in 1538) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.87037987 = score(doc=1538,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3871186 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.088541 = boost
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             2.2483544 = fieldWeight in 1538, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.25 = fieldNorm(doc=1538)
       0.08 = coord(2/25)
   

5. Tunkelang, D.: Faceted search (2009) 0.10

   0.09555091 = sum of:
     0.09555091 = product of:
       0.5971932 = sum of:
         0.024954863 = weight(abstract_txt:than in 1027) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.024954863 = score(doc=1027,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.07252788 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.3368535 = boost
               3.8927383 = idf(docFreq=2461, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.3440727 = fieldWeight in 1027, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               3.8927383 = idf(docFreq=2461, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=1027)
         0.12044641 = weight(abstract_txt:bush in 1027) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.12044641 = score(doc=1027,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.20714004 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.5975276 = boost
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.5814733 = fieldWeight in 1027, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.303573 = idf(docFreq=10, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=1027)
         0.21759497 = weight(abstract_txt:memex in 1027) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.21759497 = score(doc=1027,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3871186 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.088541 = boost
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.5620886 = fieldWeight in 1027, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.993418 = idf(docFreq=14, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=1027)
         0.23419698 = weight(abstract_txt:vannevar in 1027) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.23419698 = score(doc=1027,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.40656722 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.1651735 = boost
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.013936891 = queryNorm
             0.5760351 = fieldWeight in 1027, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.216561 = idf(docFreq=11, maxDocs=44421)
               0.0625 = fieldNorm(doc=1027)
       0.16 = coord(4/25)