Cross-file searching: how vendors help-and don't help-improve compatibility

More producers have recognized the need to facilitate cross-file searching, at least of their own databases, and have begun to develop methods of improving consistency across their databases. The use of machine-aided or automatic indexing can have a major impact on cross-file vocabulary management....

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Published inSearcher Vol. 7; no. 5; pp. 44 - 55
Main Author Milstead, Jessica L
Format Magazine Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Medford Information Today, Inc 01.05.1999
Subjects
Access to information
Alliances
Audiences
CD-ROMs
Directories
End users
Indexing
Indexing services
Individualized Instruction
Information Seeking
Interoperability
Multiple database searches
Online information retrieval
Polls & surveys
Product differentiation
Search engines
Search Strategies
Searches
Searching
Vendors
Websites
United States > US
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ISSN1070-4795

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Summary:More producers have recognized the need to facilitate cross-file searching, at least of their own databases, and have begun to develop methods of improving consistency across their databases. The use of machine-aided or automatic indexing can have a major impact on cross-file vocabulary management. Sixteen vendors surveyed fall into the categories of: 1. complete cross-file compatibility, 2. high cross-file compatiblity, 3. moderate cross-file compatibility, and 4. limited cross-file compatibility.
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ISSN:1070-4795