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Better Dead Than Read: Further Studies in Critical Classification.
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Foskett, A. C. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1984
Offers illustrations of anomalies and prejudices found in common information retrieval tools: "LC Subject Headings" (9th edition), "Dewey Decimal Classification" (19th edition), "Universal Decimal Classification" (3rd abridged edition). Index terms in areas of sexual bias, social strata, politics, knowledge, customs,…
Descriptors: Bias, Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification
A Survey of the Literature on Subject Analysis for 1984-85.
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Dale, Doris Cruger; Wilson, Betty-Ruth – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1986
An annotated bibliography of materials published during 1984-1985 on subject analysis covers classification, indexing, subject headings, and thesauri. The major theme is the need for improved subject analysis and the new computer technology is seen as the way to achieve it. (EM)
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Indexing
Evaluation of the Vocabulary Switching System. Final Report.
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Niehoff, Robert; Mack, Greg – 1984
This report describes recent efforts to modify, test, and evaluate an experimental online database consisting of 15 vendor-supplied, controlled subject vocabularies or thesauri. The experimental database, called the Vocabulary Switching System (VSS), is designed to enhance search strategies and ultimately retrieval performance for users of online…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Search Strategies
A Classification as a Source for a Thesaurus: The Bibliographic Classification of H. E. Bliss as a Source of Thesaurus Terms and Structure.
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Aitchison, Jean – Journal of Documentation, 1986
Describes features of Bliss Bibliographic Classification (BC2) that make it thesaurus-compatible and a source for thesaurus compilers: facet analysis, terminology source, thesaural relationship source, and updating ease. Problems with using BC2 as a thesaurus source are also considered, and two thesauri based on BC2 are described. (MBR)
Descriptors: Classification, Definitions, Design, Organization
Knowledge-Sparse and Knowledge-Rich Learning in Information Retrieval.
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Rada, Roy – Information Processing and Management, 1987
Reviews aspects of the relationship between machine learning and information retrieval. Highlights include learning programs that extend from knowledge-sparse learning to knowledge-rich learning; the role of the thesaurus; knowledge bases; artificial intelligence; weighting documents; work frequency; and merging classification structures. (78…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Classification, Documentation
Historical Studies in Documentation. The Pre-History of the Information Retrieval Thesaurus.
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Roberts, Norman – Journal of Documentation, 1984
The information retrieval thesaurus emerged in operational form following a confused intellectual history as a secondary indexing aid. Prescriptive language ideas of Moore and Luhn were absent in early forms and no one attempted to reduce retrieval language as advocated earlier. DuPont retrieval thesaurus (1959) offered a model for further…
Descriptors: Classification, Development, Dictionaries, Foreign Countries
The Unesco Pilot Project on Information on Research in Progress in Khartoum, Sudan. Final Report.
Creasey, J. C.; Wesley, C. – 1987
This report of a United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) pilot project, which was carried out during 1982-84 in Khartoum (Sudan) to develop a vehicle for providing access to information on research in progress, describes: (1) the study that led to the conclusion that a national register of research projects was…
Descriptors: Classification, Data Collection, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries