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Evaluating the Impact of the Long-S upon 18th-century Encyclopedia Britannica Automatic Subject Metadata Generation Results.
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Information Technology & Libraries . 2020, Vol. 39 Issue 3, p1-13. 13p. 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Charts, 4 Graphs. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- This research compares automatic subject metadata generation when the pre-1800s Long-S character is corrected to a standard < s >. The test environment includes entries from the third edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, and the HIVE automatic subject indexing tool. A comparative study of metadata generated before and after correction of the Long-S demonstrated an average of 26.51 percent potentially relevant terms per entry omitted from results if the Long-S is not corrected. Results confirm that correcting the Long-S increases the availability of terms that can be used for creating quality metadata records. A relationship is also demonstrated between shorter entries and an increase in omitted terms when the Long-S is not corrected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 07309295
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Information Technology & Libraries
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 146072340
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.6017/ital.v39i3.12235