Clayton Jo : Drinker of Souls 3: Gathering of Stones by Jo Clayton

Clayton Jo : Drinker of Souls 3: Gathering of Stones by Jo Clayton

Databases and public access catalogs are being used extensively by the public and the academic and business communities as major sources of information. Most users want to access these databases directly to locate the information they need. Increasingly, users are demanding user-friendly databases that will assist them in finding conceptual information effectively. The lack of compatibility or standardization among many different indexing vocabularies and thesauri makes it difficult to find related information in information retrieval systems containing many different online databases. This book provides a thought-provoking new perspective on the role of vocabulary control in providing access to the conceptual information found in online databases and catalogs.

The first three chapters provide a basis for understanding the structure of vocabulary control systems used for the indexing of conceptual information. Chapters 4 and 5, which deal with thesaural relationship model formulation and investigation, will be of the greatest interest to designers of online databases and public access catalogs who are striving to improve access to conceptual information from multiple databases. Researchers and developers of thesauri, who are faced with the problems of compatibility and convertibility, will also be interested in testing the applicability of the thesaural relationship model for other vocabulary control systems. The findings reported in chapter six will be of particular interest to database producers and vendors. Although switching and frequency online search strategies for database search engines are not yet available, end-users and experienced searchers can still incorporate these concepts to improve the effectiveness of their searches. Recommendations resulting from this investigation are summarized in the final chapters. With the proliferation of online databases and the increasing number of inexperienced users, the development of new search strategies to facilitate easier searches is critical. This book will be required reading for everyone involved in this effort.

Jo Clayton died in 1998. She was the author of more than thirty fantasy novels, including the popular Diadem series, which sold over a million copies. The Drums of Chaos series is the capstone to a brilliant and productive career.
Kevin Andrew Murphy is the author of several stories and novels set in the World of DarknessTM gaming universe, he contributed a recent novella to the popular Wild Cards series, and he is working on a trilogy that will novelize Michael Turner's Fathom comic book. He lives in San Jose, California.

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ISBN 13	9780886773465
ISBN 10	0886773466
Title	Clayton Jo : Drinker of Souls 3: Gathering of Stones
Author	Jo Clayton
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	1989-04-04
Number of pages	368
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