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Showing 1 to 20 of 65 for “"Information Storage and Retrieval"”.
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Design and Evaluation of a Fisheries Information Storage and Retrieval System (FISARS) for the State of South Dakota
… data collected each year from the streams and lakes of South Dakota necessitates a computerized system with which to efficiently utilize the large amount of material. A fisheries related data storage and retrieval system (FISARS) was developed sufficiently to provide cost estimates in …
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An investigation of computerized information storage and retrieval methods, in a film library organized according to the universal decimal classification
… The state of the art of computerized information retrieval was assessed by means of the literature, and those techniques likely to be of use at the Film Library were isolated. Computer programs were written to provide an information storage and retrieval system paralleling the manual …
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A systematic approach to standardized documentation of musical instrument catalogues within the museum setting
… of musical instrument collections that would standardize the list of information that is kept on each instrument and generate a format for information storage and retrieval, making information more easily accessible to researchers.
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Implementing an intelligent information retrieval system: the CODER system, version 1.0
… requiring interactive access to online text, information storage and retrieval systems provide a way to retrieve desired documents and/or text passages. The CODER (COmposite Document Expert/effective/extended Retrieval) system is a testbed for determining how useful various artificial …
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Optimal information storage : nonsequential sources and neural channels
Information storage and retrieval systems are communication systems from the present to the future and fall naturally into the framework of information theory. The goal of information storage is to preserve as much signal fidelity under resource constraints as possible. The information storage …
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Efficient data structures for information retrieval
… the application of efficient data structures and hashing algorithms to the problems of textual information storage and retrieval. We have developed static and dynamic techniques for handling large dictionaries, inverted lists, and optimizations applied to ranking algorithms. We have carried …
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A Statistical Performance Model of Homogeneous Raidb Clusters
<p>The continual growth of the Internet and e-commerce is driving demand for speed, reliability and processing power. With the rapid development and maturation of e-commerce, the need for a quick access to large amounts of information is steadily rising. Traditionally, database systems have been …
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Development of environmental health and safety database for small communities
… engineers, technicians, regulatory officials, and private citizens.;The primary mission of each of the NESC programs is to protect public health and the environment of America's small and rural communities-those communities of less than 10,000 people. The NESC programs provide information, …
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An intelligent question: answering system for natural language
As applications of information storage and retrieval systems are becoming more widespread, there is an increased need to be able to communicate with these systems in a natural way. Natural Language applications in the 1990s, as well as in the foreseeable future, have more demanding requirements. …
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The XFM view adaptation mechanism: An essential component for XML data warehouses
… providing web services for business and communication purposes, large volumes of XML transactions take place on a daily basis. In many cases, organisations maintain these transactions in their native XML format due to its flexibility for xchanging data between heterogeneous systems. …
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Using ICT tools in managing customary land, demarcation, conflict and tenure data in Developing Countries: A case study of Zambia
Abstract – The high demand for customary land due to urban-rural migration has brought about domestic and international land boundary conflicts in Zambia. The unsuitable land demarcation mechanism and partial documentation of customary land parcels has contributed to the prevailing land disputes. …
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Using ICT tools in managing customary land, demarcation, conflict and tenure data in Developing Countries: A case study of Zambia
Abstract – The high demand for customary land due to urban-rural migration has brought about domestic and international land boundary conflicts in Zambia. The unsuitable land demarcation mechanism and partial documentation of customary land parcels has contributed to the prevailing land disputes. …
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A Personal Documenation System for Scholars: A Tool for Thinking
… Bush: "The problem is how creative men think, and what can be done to help them think." The study explored the scholarly work process and the use of computer tools to augment thinking. Based on a review of several related literatures, a framework of 7 major categories and 28 subcategories of …
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Buckets: Smart Objects for Digital Libraries
… repositories, search engines, search interfaces and database systems. While these technologies are necessary for information management, information content and information retrieval systems should progress on independent paths and each should make limited assumptions about the status or …
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Perceptual Cues and Subjective Organization in a Virtual Information Workspace
… is an efficient method of organizing relevant information. Researchers and designers are beginning to promote the advantages of three-dimensional (3D) models of information storage and retrieval; however, the potential benefits of perceptual depth cues have not been systematically studied.</p> …
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A plan for improving The City Of Cape Town Corporate Intranet by applying knowledge sharing Insights
… used by organisations to manage their digital information resources. An effective intranet service must balance the resource requirements of its users with the restrictions of the corporate network as well as coordinate an effective digital information storage and retrieval service. In …
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A node partitioning strategy for optimising the performance of XML queries
… Language (XML) has been widely adopted as a data storage format. However, XML query processing presents issues both in terms of query performance and updatability. Thus, many are choosing to shred XML data into relational databases in order to benet from its mature technology. The problem with …
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