OPAC : not without the natural language

The OPAC of the municipal library of Valence is searchable both online and from outside through the Minitel. Although it is much appreciated by the public, the results are not entirely satisfactory, above all in subject retrieval (which is mostly used). The statistical system that had been operating for several months gave an opportunity to detect the lacks of a search language, too coded and too distant from the natural language. However, because of its technical requirements, a language similar to the natural language does not, to date, fit the small systems which are being used by the middle size communities. It also implies a general reorganization of the tasks inside the library, with the increased updating of the files and collections.
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