Intelligent technologies in library and information service applications
By: F.W. Lancaster and Amy Warner.
Contributors: Warner, Amy J.; American Society for Information Science and Technology.
Series: ASIS monograph series
Publisher: Published for the American Society for Information Science and Technology by Information Today
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Medford, N.J
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Libraries -- Automation.; Artificial intelligence -- Library applications.; Libraries -- Data processing.; Library information networks.; Digital libraries.; Libraries -- Special collections -- Electronic information resources.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-199) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction1; title: Scope of the study2; title: M ethods6; title: Chapter 1: Applications within libraries and other; title: information service operations11; title: Cataloging 11; title: Subject indexing14; title: Expert system approaches16; title: "Intelligent" indexing 20; title: Acquisitions and collection development activities24; title: Reference services27; title: Referral system s27; title: Database selection31; title: Information retrieval35; title: Other library applications38; title: Conclusions40; title: Chapter 2: Applications closely related; title: to library problems 43; title: Intelligent text processing 43; title: Intelligent agents59; title: Intelligent interfaces 66; title: Data mining and knowledge discovery74; title: Chapter 3: Applications from other fields81; title: H elp desks 83; title: M edical diagnosis88; title: Critiquing system s91; title: Groupw are92; title: Chapter 4: General technologies95; title: Speech technology95; title: Com puter vision101; title: Chapter 5: Conclusions and implications107; title: The information service environment. 1; title: Library applications so far116; title: Applications of advanced technologies; title: in the library of the future117; title: Implications for managers of libraries; title: and other information services123; title: Appendices 131; title: 1. Sample letter to vendors 131; title: 2. Sample letter to authors133; title: 3. Author questionnaire135; title: 4. Sources for keeping current with new developments in; title: advanced technologies137; title: 5. Criteria for deciding when an expert system; title: approach may be justified141; title: References 151; title: About the Authors201; title: Index 203.