HSPD Limitations 1: - uses a predefined word list (a defined vocabulary that constrains the access to information by demanding key word accuracy in specifying search criteria). This is a significant limitation, even though the system permits use of a relatively broad vocabulary. The documentation suggests that "if you can't decide what word to use, try using the word(s) you would normally use. Who knows? It might work!" (Battle, 1988). This broadside approach to data queries diminishes the appearance of a rational, comprehensible, and structured organization of information. - use of inclusive specifiers means that a large amount of data is retrieved that may or may not be appropriate to the specific user need. In many issue specific searches, this encumbers the information retrieval process with information irrelevant to the specific context of the search. In addition, while pertinent data may in fact be identified, the procedure still does not ensure the completeness of the search and retrieval process. - the operation of the dBASE III Plus software shell becomes "extraordinarily cumbersome, memory consumptive, and slow" as searches of increasingly detailed parameters are specified (Battle, 1988). HSPD HSPD: Attributes 1. HSPD: Limitations 2. HSPD: Limitations 3. HSPD: Limitations 4. HSPD: Limitations 5. HSPD: Summary HSPD Limitations Summary