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Appendix B

Request Texts
The text of each request constituting the set of 35 used in thetexts on the ADI documentation collection is here given.

Nearly all tests use

the requests exactly as stated, and the hand modifications indicated (mainly
weight increases on important request words) are used only in tests
reported in section X.

Original Query
QAl

Modified Query

What problems and concerns
are there in making up descriptive titles. What difficulties are involved in
automatically retrieving articles from approximate titles.
What is the usual relevance ofthe content of articles totheir titles.

QAl

QA2

How can actually pertinent
data, as opposed to references or entire articles
themselves, be retrieved
automatically in response toinformation requests.

QA2

How can actually pertinent
data be retrieved automatically in response to information requests.

QA3

What is information science.
Give definitions wherepossible.

QA4

Image recognition and anyother methods of automaticallytransforming printed text into
computer-ready form.

QA4

Image recognition and anyother methods of automatically transforming printed
text into computer ready form.

What problems and concerns
are there in making up descriptive titles, that is, indevising names and abbreviations for journals and organizations.
What is the usual relevanceof the content of articles totheir titles.

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QA5

What special training willordinary researchers andbusinessmen need for proper
information management andunobstructed use of information
retrieval systems. What problems are they likely to encounter.

QA6

What possibilities are there
for verbal communication between computers and humans,
that is, communication via thespoken word.

QA7

Modified Query
QA5

What special training willordinary researchers andbusinessmen need for proper
information management andunobstructed use of information retrieval systems.
What problems are they
likely to encounter.
Researchers, researchers,
businessmen, businessmen

Describe presently working andplanned systems for publishingand printing original papers
by computer, and then saving
the byproduct. Articles codedin data-processing form, forfurther use in retrieval.

QA7

Describe presently working
and planned systems for publishing and printing original
papers by computer, and thensaving the byproduct. Articles
coded in data processing form,
for further use in retrieval.

QA8

Describe information retrieval
and indexing in other languages. What bearing does it
have on the science in general.

QA8

Describe information retrieval
and indexing in foreign languages. What bearing does it
have on the science in general.

QA9What possibilities are there
for automatic grammatical andcontextual analysis of articles
for inclusion in an informaticretrieval system.

QA9What possibilities are there
for automatic grammatical andcontextual analysis of articles for inclusion in an information retrieval system.
Grammatical, grammatical, contextual, contextual.

QA10

The use of abstract mathematics
in information retrieval, e.g.
group theory.

QA11 What is the need for information consolidation, evaluation, and retrieval inscientific research.

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Original Query
QA12

Give methods for high speed
publication, printing, anddistribution of scientificjournals.

QA13

What criteria have beendeveloped for the objective
evaluation of information
retrieval and dissemination
systems.

Modified Query

QA13

What criteria have beendeveloped for the objective
evaluation of information
retrieval and dissemination
systems.

QA14 What future is there for
automatic medical diagnosis.

QA14 What future is there for
automatic medical diagnosis.
Medical, medical, diagnosis,diagnosis.

QA15

How much do information retrieval and dissemination
systems, as well as automated libraries, cost. Are
they worth it to the researcher
and to industry.

QA15

QA16

What systems incorporate
multiprogramming or remotestations in information retrieval. What will be theextent of their use in thefuture.

QA17

Means of obtaining large
volume, high speed, customer
usable information retrieval
output. .

QA18 What methods are there forencoding, automaticallymatching, and automaticallydrawing structures extended
in two dimensions, like thestructural formulas for chemical compounds.

How much do information retrieval and dissemination systems, as well as automatedlibraries, cost. Are they
worth it to the researcher andto industry.
Cost, cost.

QA17 Means of obtaining large
volume, high speed, customer
usable information retrieval
output.
Output, output.

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Modified Query

Original Query
QBl

Techniques of machine matching
and machine searching systems.
Coding and matching methods.

QBlTechniques of machine matching and machine searchingsystems. Coding and matching
methods.
Coding, coding, matching,matching.

QB2

Testing automated information
systems.

QB2

Testing automated information)systems.
Testing, testing.

QB3

The need to provide personnel
for the information field.

QB3

The need to provide personnel
for the information field.
Personnel, personnel.

QB4

Automated information in the
medical field.

QB4

Automated information in the
medical field.
Medical, medical.

QB5

Amount of use of books inlibraries. Relation to needfor automated information
systems.

QB5

Amount of use of books inlibraries. Relation to needfor automated information
systems.
Book, book, use, use.

QB6

Educational and training
requirements for personnel
in the information field.
Possibilities for thistraining. Needs for programs
providing this training.

QB7

International systems forexchange and dissemination ofinformation.

QB7

International systems forexchange and dissemination ofinformation.
International, international.

QB8

Cost and determination of costassociated with systems ofautomated information.

QB8

Cost and determination of
cost associated with systems
of automated information.
Cost, cost.

QB9

Computerized information retrieval systems. Computerizedindexing systems.

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Original Query

Modified Query

QB10

Computerized information
systems in fields related
to chemistry.

QB10

Computerized information
systems in fields related
to chemistry.
Chemistry, chemistry

QBll

Specific advantages ofcomputerized index systems.

QBllSpecific advantages of computerized index systems forbook indexing and book catalogs.

QB12

Information dissemination byjournals and periodicals.

QB13

Information systems in thephysical sciences.

QB13

Information systems in thephysical sciences.
Physical, physical, sciences,sciences.

QB14

Attempts at computerized andmechanized systems for generallibraries. Problems andmethods of automated generalauthor and title indexingsystems.

QB14

Attempts at computerized andmechanized systems for general]
libraries. Problems andmethods of automated generalauthor and title indexing
systems.
General, general, libraries,libraries.

QB15

Retrieval systems which provide for the automated transmission of information tothe user from a distance.

QB16

Methods of coding used incomputerized index systems.

QB16Methods of coding used incomputerized index systems.
Coding, coding.

QB17

Government agencies and projects dealing with information
dissemination.

QB17

Government agencies and projects dealing with informationdissemination.
Government, government.