INFORMATION RETRIEVAL THROUGH MAN‐MACHINE DIALOGUE
- 1 January 1977
- journal article
- Published by Emerald Publishing in Journal of Documentation
- Vol. 33 (1) , 1-14
- https://doi.org/10.1108/eb026631
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new method of information retrieval by man-machine interaction. The dialogue supported has more symmetry than most interactive computer systems in that the machine forms an image (rather as a man does) of the view of the human enquirer, without requiring him to ask a precise question, and responds with references according to its image. Initial tests with a prototype program indicate that a performance equal to that obtainable from a more conventional on-line retrieval system is possible without obliging the user to formulate his query.Keywords
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