Current Searching Methodology and Retrieval Issues: An Assessment

Abstract

The study examined the current state of searching and the preferred method as indicated by the participants. Their views were analyzed and present in several categories. They are: preferred method of searching; status of searching methodology and its future; search systems' performances and the ability to effectively measure these systems; improvements needed in search systems; future role of catalogers and indexers; and searching in the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA478274

Entities

People

  • Carl S. Randall

Organizations

  • Defense Technical Information Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Community Of Practice
  • Computer Science
  • Data Mining
  • Deep Web
  • Electronic Commerce
  • Human Behavior
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Science
  • Ontologies
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.