Automating hierarchical document classification for construction management information systems

Automation in Construction

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 395-406

  Caldas, Carlos H ^a   Soibelman, Lucio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Classification systems; Construction management; Information management; Information systems; Text data mining

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CONSTRUCTION; DATA MINING; INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY;

CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT;

MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0038823672     PISSN: 09265805     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0926-5805(03)00004-9     Document Type: Article

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