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Peer reviewedSvenonius, Elaine – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1986
The issue of free-text versus controlled vocabulary is examined. The history of the issue, which is seen as beginning with the debate over title term indexing in the nineteenth century, is reviewed and questions not satisfactorily addressed by previous research are raised. (Author/EM)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, History, Indexes, Indexing
Peer reviewedSanderson, Rosalie M.; And Others – Microform Review, 1989
Describes the CD-ROM version of the "Congressional Masterfile," a comprehensive index of congressional committee reports and prints, hearings, and documents from 1789 to the present. The description of this product includes hardware and software considerations, user aids, and search options. The Masterfile CD-ROM is compared to print…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Federal Government, Government Publications, Indexes
Peer reviewedGull, Cloyd Dake – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1987
The author uses the concept of a technology-science cycle to review early research in coordinate indexing and online searching and to predict the future directions of information technology. (CLB)
Descriptors: Coordinate Indexes, History, Indexing, Information Science
