Intelligent information retrieval: Diagnosing information need. Part I. The theoretical framework for developing an intelligent IR tool

Information Processing and Management

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 709-720

  Cole, Charles ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATABASE SYSTEMS; DIAGNOSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; QUERY LANGUAGES;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL;

INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032203897     PISSN: 03064573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4573(98)00031-4     Document Type: Article

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