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Searching Information in Large Databases: Gamble or Strategy?
Author(s) -
Klaus S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
chemical engineering and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.403
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1521-4125
pISSN - 0930-7516
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4125(200106)24:6<597::aid-ceat597>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - directory , computer science , the internet , information retrieval , feeling , keyword search , world wide web , database , psychology , social psychology , operating system
Every piece of information is available on the internet – at least that is what today's TV commercials want to make us believe, though everyday use of the internet shows that working with databases is far more complicated than this. Different surfaces, complex query languages and the feeling that you either don't get enough or far too many relevant replies to your question often keep you from being satisfied. Can a need for information be foreseen to a certain degree? In the following we will have a subjective look at widespread query mechanisms and introduce an alternative concept using Analytical Chemistry as an example. The central idea behind this is to make a search more intuitive for the user by offering multiple keyword trees instead of a single keyword directory.