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The effect multiple query representations on information retrieval system performance
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Proceedings of the 16th annual international ACM SIGIR conference on Research and development in information retrieval table of contents
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Pages: 339 - 346  
Year of Publication: 1993
ISBN:0-89791-605-0
Authors
Nicholas J. Belkin
C. Cool
W. Bruce Croft
James P. Callan
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SIGIR: ACM Special Interest Group on Information Retrieval
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ACM  New York, NY, USA
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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
      H.3.3 Information Search and Retrieval
          Subjects: Query formulation

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.2 DATABASE MANAGEMENT
      H.2.4 Systems
          Subjects: Query processing

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.3 Deduction and Theorem Proving
          Subjects: Uncertainty, "fuzzy," and probabilistic reasoning


General Terms:
Experimentation, Performance, Theory

Collaborative Colleagues:
Nicholas J. Belkin: colleagues
C. Cool: colleagues
W. Bruce Croft: colleagues
James P. Callan: colleagues

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