Date: Mon, 6 Apr 1992 19:47:14 CDT Reply-To: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Sender: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum From: Public-Access Computer Systems Forum Subject: The Public-Access Computer Systems Review 3, no. 1 (1992) + Page 1 + ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Public-Access Computer Systems Review Volume 3, Number 1 (1992) ISSN 1048-6542 ----------------------------------------------------------------- To retrieve an article file as an e-mail message, send the GET command given after the article information to LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet). To retrieve the article as a file, omit "F=MAIL" from the end of the GET command. CONTENTS REFEREED ARTICLES Analysis of Search Failures in Document Retrieval Systems: A Review By Yasar Tonta (pp. 4-53) To retrieve this file: GET TONTA PRV3N1 F=MAIL 1.0 Introduction 2.0 Overview of a Document Retrieval System 3.0 Search Failure Analysis 3.1 Measures of Retrieval Effectiveness 3.2 Methods of Analyzing Search Failures 3.2.1 Analysis of Search Failures Utilizing Retrieval Effectiveness Measures 3.2.2 Analysis of Search Failures Utilizing User Satisfaction Measures 3.2.3 Analysis of Search Failures Utilizing Transaction Logs 3.2.4 Analysis of Search Failures Utilizing the Critical Incident Technique 3.3 Summary 4.0 Review of Studies Analyzing Search Failures 4.1 Studies Utilizing Precision and Recall Measures 4.1.1 The Cranfield Studies 4.1.2 Lancaster's MEDLARS Studies 4.1.3 Blair and Maron's Full-Text Retrieval System Study 4.1.4 Markey and Demeyer's Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project 4.2 Studies Utilizing User Satisfaction Measures 4.3 Studies Utilizing Transaction Logs 4.4 Studies Utilizing the Critical Incident Technique 4.5 Other Search Failure Studies 4.6 Related Studies 5.0 Conclusion + Page 2 + COLUMNS Public-Access Provocations: An Informal Column Those Who Don't, Won't By Walt Crawford (pp. 54-56) To retrieve this file: GET CRAWFORD PRV3N1 F=MAIL REVIEWS Zen and the Art of the Internet: A Beginner's Guide to the Internet Reviewed by Billy Barron (pp. 57-59) To retrieve this file: GET BARRON PRV3N1 F=MAIL ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Public-Access Computer Systems Review Editor-in-Chief Charles W. Bailey, Jr. University Libraries University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-2091 (713) 743-9804 LIB3@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LIB3@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet) Associate Editors: Columns: Leslie Pearse, OCLC Communications: Dana Rooks, University of Houston Reviews: Roy Tennant, University of California, Berkeley Editorial Board Ralph Alberico, University of Texas, Austin George H. Brett II, University of North Carolina General Administration Steve Cisler, Apple Walt Crawford, Research Libraries Group Lorcan Dempsey, University of Bath Nancy Evans, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz + Page 3 + Charles Hildreth, READ Ltd. Ronald Larsen, University of Maryland Clifford Lynch, Division of Library Automation, University of California David R. McDonald, Tufts University R. Bruce Miller, University of California, San Diego Paul Evan Peters, Coalition for Networked Information Mike Ridley, University of Waterloo Peggy Seiden, Pennsylvania State University, New Kensington Peter Stone, University of Sussex John E. Ulmschneider, North Carolina State University Publication Information Published on an irregular basis by the University Libraries, University of Houston. Technical support is provided by the Information Technology Division, University of Houston. Circulation: 3,906 subscribers in 35 countries (PACS-L) and 230 subscribers in 14 countries (PACS-P). Back issues are available from LISTSERV@UHUPVM1 (BITNET) or LISTSERV@UHUPVM1.UH.EDU (Internet). To obtain a list of all available files, send the following e-mail message to the LISTSERV: INDEX PACS-L. 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