Expert systems applications development research in business: A selected bibliography (1975-1989)

This paper provides a comprehensive bibliography of the application of expert systems (ES) in business areas from 1975 through 1989. Initial complication of ES application was based on the references of major ES and other related textbooks. From 1984 to 1989 the most important source of information has been the Compact Disc-Read Only Memory (CD-ROM) version of ABI/INFORM database by University Microfilm International (UMI)/Data courier. One hundred and ninety-seven application articles are classified according to eight functional areas of business. This survey also identifies the top 21 journals that have been published ES application articles as well as annual counts of those articles over the last 15 years.