Abstract
Large operational information retrieval systems typically employ inverted file structures and Boolean logic operators for efficient text retrieval. These systems require considerable user training for effective use. As a consequence, searching is commonly performed by professional intermediaries on behalf of end users.
By contrast, many small scale experimental retrieval systems incorporate desirable user interface features, such as natural (English) language querying, ranked output and relevance feedback.
The author describes the design and implementation of a natural language search interface to MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine s largest and most heavily used data base. The CITE (Current Information Transfer in English) prototype system is a large-scale, weighted logic information retrieval system with natural language query input, ranked search output, dynamic user feedback and automatic associative vocabulary mapping capabilities.
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Doszkoos, T.E. (1983). From research to application: The cite natural language information retrieval system. In: Salton, G., Schneider, HJ. (eds) Research and Development in Information Retrieval. SIGIR 1982. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 146. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0036350
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