GENERALIZATION OF EPIDEMIC THEORY. AN APPLICATION TO THE TRANSMISSION OF IDEAS,

Abstract

One of the most fundamental problems in the field of information retrieval is that of determining the circumstances under which it might be necessary to introduce an information retrieval system as an aid to a given population of scientists. It is proposed that this problem be examined in terms of the transmission and development of ideas within a population. Specifically, the transmission of ideas within a population will be treated as if it were the transmission of an infectious disease, that is, in terms of an epidemic process. An attempt is made to indicate the role of information retrieval in the development of such a process. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1964
Accession Number
AD0614744

Entities

People

  • Vaun A. Newill
  • William Goffman

Organizations

  • Case Western Reserve University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Information Retrieval
  • Scientists

Readers

  • Computational Linguistics
  • Infectious Disease/Epidemiology
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Information Retrieval