Information filtering and information retrieval
Communications of the ACMPublished 1 December 1992Open access
Nicholas J. Belkin, W. Bruce Croft
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Models of information retrieval and filtering, and lessons for filtering from retrieval research are presented; users see only the data that is extracted.
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article Free AccessInformation filtering and information retrieval: two sides of the same coin? Authors: Nicholas J. Belkin Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJ Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, NJView Profile , W. Bruce Croft Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Univ. of Massachusetts, AmherstView Profile Authors Info & Claims Communications of the ACMVolume 35Issue 12Dec. 1992 pp 29–38https://doi.org/10.1145/138859.138861Published:01 December 1992Publication History 774citation9,273DownloadsMetricsTotal Citations774Total Downloads9,273Last 12 Months496Last 6 weeks65 Get Citation AlertsNew Citation Alert added!This alert has been successfully added and will be sent to:You will be notified whenever a record that you have chosen has been cited.To manage your alert preferences, click on the button below.Manage my AlertsNew Citation Alert!Please log in to your account Save to BinderSave to BinderCreate a New BinderNameCancelCreateExport CitationPublisher SiteeReaderPDF
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