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INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS
Author: Art & Language Posted: 08.06.2001; 18:10:22 Topic: INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS Msg #: 180 (top msg in thread) Enclosure: Prev/Next: 179/181 Reads: 17122
180 INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS Implicit use orientation is the attitude taken by a subject about the intended use of a document. Implicit use orientations demonstrably affect the relevance attributed to a document. The methodological shortcomings of information retrieval are apparent in the work on 'relevance'. The effectiveness of an information retrieval system relies heavily on the notion of a 'relevant set of documents'. The problem is that relevance judgements cannot be shown to be insensitive to variables extraneous to the document requirement relationship.-> Ambiguity 10, 11; Autonomy 57; Blurting 80; Context 95; Pragmatics 276; Reading 306; Relevance 309;
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