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Text like most real world data of any complexity and volume requires the use of database technology and for economy of implementation the application of generalised Database Management Systems (DBMS). Of the three primary DBMS models, the network, hierarchical and relational, the hierarchical has so far been the most extensively used for text but the relational which has many general advantages shows great promise for textual applications but still lacks proper software. Often text is treated as free text, i.e. independent of its content, but it is necessary to classify text further into data types such as loose-text, short-text, speech-text and whole-text as cate~ories to be recognised on the road from ""machine- readable"" form to' machine-understandable"" form. A fully worked example of the various levels of modelling needed and their implementations are given for British statutes using the techniques provided by the processors of the generalized database management system SPIRES.
Author(s): Heather MA, Rossiter BN
Publication type: Report
Publication status: Published
Series Title: Computing Laboratory Technical Report Series
Year: 1987
Report Number: 227
Institution: Computing Laboratory, University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Place Published: Newcastle upon Tyne
