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William S. Cooper
Researcher at University of Chicago
Publications - 3
Citations - 353
William S. Cooper is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Weak consistency & Document retrieval. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 342 citations.
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Expected search length: A single measure of retrieval effectiveness based on the weak ordering action of retrieval systems
TL;DR: A measure of document retrieval system performance called the “expected search length reduction factor” is defined and compared with indicators, such as precision and recall, that have been suggested by other workers.
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Is interindexer consistency a hobgoblin
TL;DR: It is concluded that until equations describing this relationship have been derived, measurements of interindexer consistency will have little meaning as clues to indexing quality.
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The potential usefulness of catalog access points other than author, title, and subject
TL;DR: It is estimated that if the average patron's nonstandard information were exploited by appropriate retrieval strategies, he would only have to search through roughly one five-hundredth as many documents as in a random search, which is great enough to make non standard information potentially useful in many situations.