Explains seven types of subject descriptions commonly used in databases--hierarchical classification, category codes, subject headings, descriptors, faceted classification, post-controlled vocabulary, and natural language--and describes specific search techniques for taking advantage of the strengths of particular types of vocabularies. An overall…

A set of recommendations is provided regarding data collection and reporting to support and facilitate the accreditation process in postsecondary education. The following chapters are provided: (1) introduction (types of accreditation, evaluation of standards, potential users, and the development process); (2) conceptual schema (conceptual…

This publication has been developed for use as an educational aid and practical reference guide to assessing standards information in Canada, where pressure has increased to implement existing standards and to develop new ones, and where increasing competition in international trade has emphasized the need for industries to comply with foreign…

Comprehensive facility management databases designed by the Facility Management Institute of Ann Arbor (Michigan) have three major sections or "files": the space inventory file, the property control file, and the building and grounds file. The first two are alpha-numeric in design, while the third is essentially a graphic file. The space inventory…