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This paper describes a prototype system for storing, retrieving and accessing mathematical formulae. The proposed environment combines information retrieval capabilities with a composition system used to provide formulae representation and to improve readability of the retrieved objects. Peculiar problems concerning manipulation and searching of formulae material are discussed while, on the other hand, some design issues are proposed for a generalized information retrieval environment based on concept browsing and structured query processing.
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Lucarella, D. (1986). Retrieving mathematical formulae. In: Désarménien, J. (eds) TEX for Scientific Documentation. TeX 1986. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 236. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0022697
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