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The CRANFIELD TESTS ON INDEX LANGUAGE DEVICES

Aslib ProceedingsPublished 1 June 1967
Cyril W. Cleverdon
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It appeared that the most important consideration was the specificity of the index terms; within the context of the conditions existing in this test, single‐word terms were more effective than concept terms or a controlled vocabulary.

Abstract

Abstract The investigation dealt with the effect which different devices have on the performance of index languages. It appeared that the most important consideration was the specificity of the index terms; within the context of the conditions existing in this test, single‐word terms were more effective than concept terms or a controlled vocabulary.

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