Document (#8543)

Author

Tenopir, C.

Title

Online databases : overcoming the 'black box' syndrome

Source

Library journal. 119(1994) no.10, S.38-40

Year

1994

Abstract

Knowing the inner workings of an online or CD-ROM system may help to explain strange results, improve search strategies and aid trouble shooting. Discusses search strategies for Boolean and for statistical search engines; how DIALOG's Boolean system treats blank spaces; default settings for searches; how DIALOG defines words; stop words; automatioc truncation and automatic substitute features

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