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Expert Retrieval for Computer Message Systems

Fox, Edward A. (1986) Expert Retrieval for Computer Message Systems. Technical Report TR-86-13, Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

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Abstract

This paper describes how information storage and retrieval (IS&R) and artificial intelligence (AI) methods can be integrated with modem computers and networks to provide access for broad classes of users to archives of electronic: mail, digests, and bulletin boards. A status report is given on the COmposite Document Expert/extended/effective Retrieval project, designed to employ communities of experts, operating on multiple communicating computers, for free text analysis, indexing, and retrieval. Details of the document-type expert are included to illustrate the approach.

Item Type:Departmental Technical Report
Subjects:Computer Science > Historical Collection(Till Dec 2001)
ID Code:20
Deposited By:User autouser
Deposited On:03 November 2005