@article {16934,
	title = {A model for optimizing indexed file structures},
	journal = {International Journal of Parallel Programming},
	volume = {3},
	year = {1974},
	month = {1974///},
	pages = {91 - 101},
	abstract = {Multilevel indexes have long been used for accessing records in sorted files. Given the access cost at each level, the total cost of retrieving a record from the file can be substantially reduced by selecting the proper size of the index at each level. Organizations involving a variable number of levels are covered and binary searching is compared to sequential searching.},
	isbn = {0885-7458},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01355589},
	author = {Shneiderman, Ben}
}
