STATUS/IQ: a semi-intelligent information retrieval system

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Pearsall, Jayne

Affiliations: Harwell Computer Power, Curie Avenue, Harwell OX11 OQW, UK

Abstract: STATUS/IQ is an advanced text retrieval system that incorporates two new technologies—first, a “plain English” front-end, and second, it has the ability to rank, by priority, the relevance of each retrieved article to the original search query. The system tackles the problems of both information overload and underload, and has the advantage of eliminating the errors and ambiguities which can arise through using the Boolean equations and expressions demanded by traditional text retrieval systems.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1989-9506

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 295-309, 1989