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Chandrasekharan, N.; And Others – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
Demonstrates the use of a directed graph model as a tool for finding desirable minimum vocabularies to be used in indexing and information retrieval. The basic algorithm is outlined, possible enhancements to the model are discussed, and further research questions are suggested. (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Definitions, Dictionaries, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Sahli, Marilyn Sue – 1981
Analysis of current methods for achieving compatibility or convertibility between two or more indexing languages draws attention to the need for a switching language to establish equivalency between concepts, not terms. In order to examine the assumption of the conceptual equivalency of identical terms in the indexing languages of related subject…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Databases, Definitions, Education