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Portraits of Linguists: A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963. Thomas A. Sebeok

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International Journal of American Linguistics
Jul 1, 1972
Robert Austerlitz

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Automatic Retrieval of Biographical Reference Books

A description of one of the first projected attempts to automate a reference service, that of advising which biographical reference book to use. Two hundred and thirty-four biographical books were categorized as to type of subjects included and contents of the uniform entries they contain. A computer program which selects up to five books most likely to contain answers to biographical questions is described and its test results presented An evaluation of the system and a discussion of ways to extend the scheme to other forms of reference work are given.

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Information Technology and Libraries
Dec 1, 1968
Cherie B Weil

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: Portraits of Linguists: A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963. Volume One: From Sir William Jones to Karl Brugmann. . Thomas A. Sebeok. ; Portraits of Linguists: A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963. Volume Two: From Eduard Sievers to Benjamin Lee Whorf . Thomas A. Sebeok.

: Portraits of Linguists: A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963. Volume One: From Sir William Jones to Karl Brugmann. . Thomas A. Sebeok. ; Portraits of Linguists: A Biographical Source Book for the History of Western Linguistics, 1746-1963. Volume Two: From Eduard Sievers to Benjamin Lee Whorf . Thomas A. Sebeok.

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