Report on the testing and analysis of an investigation into the comparative efficiency of indexing systems
Cyril W. Cleverdon
The College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, England,
, 1962
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Preface
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Chapter 1, Introduction
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Chapter 2, Main test programme
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Chapter 3, Test results
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Chapter 4, Statistical Analysis
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Chapter 5, Analysis of failures
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Chapter 6, Supplementary test programmes
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Chapter 7, Testing of existing systems
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Chapter 8, Supplementary indexing
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Chapter 9, Comments on the results
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Chapter 10, Basic problems of information retrieval
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Appendix 2A
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Appendix 2B, Programme rules
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Appendix 3A, Statistical analysis of results of first two rounds of Aslib Cranfield research project
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Appendix 4A, 100 Questions based on source documents listed in Appendix 4B
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Appendix 4B, Titles of source documents for question listed in Appendix 4A
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Appendix 4C, Postings and results for documents P12001-P14000
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Appendix 4D, Correlation of terms used in 300 searches for indexing and searching
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Appendix 4E, Results for documents P12001-P14000 showing number of search results required
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Appendix 5A, Analysis of failures
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Appendix 5B, Examples of Analysis of Failures
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Appendix 6A, Letter to those assisting in compilation of bibliographies
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Appendix 7A, Analysis of results of test on English electric facet catalogue
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Appendix 7B, Analysis of failures for facet index in W.R.U test
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Appendix 8A, Instruction for supplementary indexers
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Backmatter