Estimating the recall performance of Web search engines

Aslib Proceedings

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 184-189

  Clarke, Sarah J ^a   Willett, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000576448     PISSN: 0001253X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/eb051463     Document Type: Article

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