Development of a CD-ROM Retrieval System for the DDESB Seminar Abstracts

Abstract

The original mainframe, on-line, text-based retrieval system for the citations of papers presented at the Department of Defense Explosives Safety Board (DDESB) Safety Seminars has been replaced with a user-friendly CD-ROM retrieval system. The text-based retrieval software, which runs on IBM-compatible PCs, offers an easy-to-use interface and duplicates the functionality of the on-line system. Searchable data includes the abstracts, bibliographic citations and subject indexes for every paper. All fields in the text-based system are searchable, permitting very specific search strategies to be invoked, resulting in high recall and relevancy rates for the search output. Current plans call for the release of a public access version of the CD-ROM retrieval system through NTIS.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA507522

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  • S. L. Hasty

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  • Abstracts
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