Automatic Identification of duplicates after multidatabase online searching

Abstract

Multidatabase queries have become a must in online searching; the consequent occurrence of duplicates due to file overlaps has become a permanent handicap of online searching. The present paper shows that automatic identification of duplicates (followed by an optional elimination) could be achieved by a host computer as a complementary service to online retrieval. The service could be linked to an editing feature. A description of the steps necessary to the realization of the service is given.

Citation

Onorato, E.S. and Bianchi, G. (1981), "Automatic Identification of duplicates after multidatabase online searching", Online Review, Vol. 5 No. 6, pp. 445-451. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb024081