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Information retrieval services

Scope note

Automated information services which search for, locate, and retrieve data, either directly or in the form of citations to data sources, from electronically stored databases in response to users' queries. For specifically those services which provide direct answers to users' queries, or which provide direct access to sources of the needed information, prefer "online reference services."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000150744

Broader Terms used

information services

Equivalent Terms used

information retrieval service

Created

13yrs ago

Citation for print

This page can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Terminology definition for: information retrieval services" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-22741 Accessed: 2024-11-15 08:41:55

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this page on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/terminology/term-22741|title=Terminology definition for: information retrieval services|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 08:41:55|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/terminology/term-22741

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