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Item Open Access Application for grant to the National Science Foundation, Washington [for] an investigation into the performance characteristics of descriptor languages(Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1961-11) Cleverdon, Cyril W.In 1956 the National Science Foundation made a grant to Aslib for the first stage of an investigation into the camparative efficiency of four indexing systems, This stage of the work continued until March, 1959, and a further grant was made to cover the test programme. It is from the results of this work that the present proposals have evolved.Item Open Access ASLIB Cranfield project - report on the first stage of a test on the Library catalogue of The English Electric Co. Ltd., Whetstone(Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1961-06) Warburton, B.; Cleverdon, Cyril W.; Aitchison, JeanAt the request of the Director of the Aslib Cranfield Project, the Library of Engiish Electric Company at Whetstone agreed to allow the Project Staff to carry out a test on their catalogue. This was required in connection with the work of the project, more particularly in relation to the view that it was possible to carry out tests of this nature on existing indexes. From the project viewpoint, it was an experiment; as far as English Electric Company were concerned, it was hoped that the test might produce some information of value concerning their Facet catalogue.Item Open Access Interim report on an investigation on mechanised information retrieval service in a specialised subject area(Cranfield Institute of Technology, 1970) Cleverdon, Cyril W.; Harding, P.The report covers the work undertaken in establishing and operating for a period of six months an S.D.I. service in the field of precision engineering. The performance and costs of the system are given and the problems which would be involved in a commercial operation are considered. The view is taken that it would be difficult for a system of this type to be economically viable in the short term.