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Blended information behaviour in Second Life
Webber S. Journal of Information Science 39(1): 85-100, 2013. Type: Article
While information literacy training often focuses on searching for documents and sources [1], the author of this paper argues for a more holistic view. Through a large qualitative study involving more than 90 interviews on information ...
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Mar 12 2014 |
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Extended information inference model for unsupervised categorization of web short texts
Xu T., Peng Q. Journal of Information Science 38(6): 512-531, 2012. Type: Article
This report on the application of cognitive models to natural language processing for text categorization is a straightforward overview of methods for making sense of short texts on the web....
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Feb 25 2013 |
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How influential is Brooks’ Law? A longitudinal citation context analysis of Frederick Brooks’ The mythical man-month
McCain K., Salvucci L. Journal of Information Science 32(3): 277-295, 2006. Type: Article
This paper is interesting both for its description of citation context analysis and for the results when it is applied to Frederick Brooks’ The mythical man-month [1]. This book on software development is highly ci...
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Nov 17 2006 |
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Changes in queries in Gnutella peer-to-peer networks
Yang C., Kwok J. Journal of Information Science 31(2): 124-135, 2005. Type: Article
This is a rather outdated study measuring and investigating the query behavior of users of peer-to-peer (P2P) networks (here, Gnutella) in Hong Kong in September 2003. The observed patterns are compared to the P2P query behavior one ye...
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Jan 11 2006 |
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The English literature researcher in the age of the Internet
Ellis D., Oldman H. Journal of Information Science 31(1): 29-36, 2005. Type: Article
People who think English professors are hide-bound conservatives will find affirmation in this report of a survey of 46 “researchers” from Britain and 14 from abroad. Since the surveys were sent and complete...
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Sep 26 2005 |
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Building a thesaurus for a collection of cartoon drawings
Bovey J. Journal of Information Science 21(2): 115-122, 1995. Type: Article
One of the important parts of an online information retrieval system is the construction of the thesaurus of subject keyword identifiers and their assignment to the items in the collection being indexed. If the items are textual docume...
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Nov 1 1996 |
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A new text compression technique based on language structure
Akman K. Journal of Information Science 21(2): 87-94, 1995. Type: Article
A dictionary-based text compression algorithm specifically designed for the Turkish language is described. Words in Turkish are normally formed from a root and one or more suffixes, or from a root only. The algorithm uses three diction...
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Aug 1 1996 |
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A coding scheme as a basis for the production of customized abstracts
Craven T. Journal of Information Science 13(1): 51-58, 1987. Type: Article
The conventional automatic document abstraction systems are based on an identification of document sentences believed to reflect document content, followed by the extraction and stringing together of the most important sentences. The a...
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Mar 1 1988 |
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Using the micro-computer to simplify database access: designing interfaces to complex files
Pratt G. Journal of Information Science 10(3): 131-138, 1985. Type: Article
This paper presents a technique for developing a user-friendly interface to complex databases (e.g., World Patent Index, Chemical Abstracts) using a microcomputer and any proprietary relational database system. The aim is to enable the...
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Oct 1 1986 |
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Costing management information--a more formal approach
Carter M. Journal of Information Science 9(3): 117-122, 1984. Type: Article
This is a review of four papers by the same author. A fifth paper (The Valuing of Management Information. Part 1: The Bayesian Approach) was reviewed in the May 1986 <CR> (see Rev. 8605-0449). Some reference will be made ...
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Aug 1 1986 |
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