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United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Paris (France). – 1975
The International Bureau of Education's (IBE) thesaurus lists descriptors for retrieving information in the field of education from computerized data banks. The largest section is an alphabetical array of descriptors and identifiers, with French equivalents. These are cross-referenced with "use" and "use for" terms as well as…
Descriptors: Coordinate Indexes, Education, English, French
Batty, David – Microcomputers for Information Management: An International Journal for Library and Information Services, 1984
Presents arguments supporting microcomputers as unprecedented tools for controlled vocabulary development and generation of references for small-scale indexing, illustrating the arguments through discussion of the experience of developing a controlled vocabulary for environmental studies. Some detailed aspects of system and program design are…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Case Studies, Computer Software, Coordinate Indexes
Mutrux, Robin; Anderson, James D. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1983
Demonstrates application to art literature of indexing system which involves conceptual analysis of content and characteristics of documents using descriptors assigned to facets of the discipline and its literature. Indexing vocabulary and syntax, alphabetical and classified indexes, and exhaustivity of indexing are discussed. Sample indexes and…
Descriptors: Art, Classification, Indexes, Indexing

Walker, Alvin, Jr.; Mulholland, Sarah N. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 1992
Traces the development of "The Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms" from its roots as a term list through six editions to a sophisticated searching and indexing tool, and describes the process for determining controlled vocabulary and forms of display. Features designed especially to assist novice users and nonpsychologists are also…
Descriptors: Databases, History, Indexes, Indexing

Craven, Timothy C. – Journal of Documentation, 1982
Describes an automatic display system which has been developed for the editing of concept subnetworks within a relational index and which employs only a floppy diskette drive and a PET 2001 microcomputer. Appendices on Farradane's Nine Relations and on the Graphic Editing System Commands and a reference list are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Display Systems, Editing, Indexes

Casey, Carol – College & Research Libraries, 1999
Explores the need for analytical indexes to access Internet resources. Considers bibliographic control, Web site design, keyword search engines, hierarchical subject indexes, and special indexes and compilations of links, and concludes that the creation of small, focused indexes may be the best solution for accessing specific types of digital…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Indexes, Indexing

Yerkey, A. Neil – Information Processing and Management, 1983
Following a discussion of derivative versus assignment indexing, use of roles, and concept behind Preserved Concept Indexing System, features of PERMDEX (microcomputer program to assist in creation of permuted printed index) are described including indexer input and prompts, the shunting algorithm, and sorting and printing routines. Fourteen…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Automatic Indexing, Computer Programs, Microcomputers
Huffman, Robert F. – 1980
This report details the various search methods applicable to the ERIC database through the use of manual indexes available in paper and microfiche form. It provides examples of searches for both documents and journal articles, illustrating the use of ERIC thesaurus terms, subject descriptor/identifier indexes on microfiche, paper indexes, the…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Databases, Indexes, Information Retrieval

Bratley, Paul; Choueka, Yaacov – Information Processing and Management, 1982
Presents uniform and efficient approach for processing all truncated query terms in information retrieval which requires one disk access to obtain from the permuted dictionary all strings represented by truncated term. The problem of the overhead storage required to implement the permuted dictionary is discussed. Fifteen references are provided.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Information Retrieval, Information Storage, Information Systems

Lirov, Yuval; Lirov, Viktor – Online Review, 1990
Describes the development of a knowledge-based system, REX, that creates subject bibliographies by downloading reference material from an online bibliographic service. The expert systems architecture is explained, use of Prolog is described, and creation of the subject knowledge base and an author index are discussed. (10 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Bibliographic Utilities, Bibliographies, Databases, Expert Systems

Bottom, Wayne D. – Journal of Allied Health, 1988
Describes a computerized bibliography program that uses a selected list of keywords as subject headings and subheadings tailored to the interests of physician assistants. Each heading is translated into a numerical code that permits efficient data entry and rapid identification of terms. The program can be tailored to other allied health…
Descriptors: Allied Health Occupations, Bibliographies, Indexes, Online Searching

Schindler, Stan – Microform Review, 1985
Characterizes types of indexing programs used by Research Publications, Inc. and describes provision of access to four major projects: "The Official Washington Post Index" (provides access to newspaper and microfilm edition); "The Eighteenth Century"; "The Declassified Documents Reference System" (ongoing fiche…
Descriptors: Government Publications, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval

Guy, R. F.; Cairnes, T. P. – Electronic Library, 1985
Makes a case for the production of printed subject indexes and describes the MICROSPI package, which allows the production of NEPHIS (NEsted PHrase Indexing System) and KWAC (Key Word And Context) indexes on a microcomputer. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Software, Field Tests, Indexes

Savoy, Jacques – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Suggests a new ranking scheme especially adapted for hypertext environments in order to produce more effective retrieval results and still use Boolean search strategies. Topics include Boolean ranking schemes; single-term indexing and term weighting; fuzzy set theory extension; and citation indexing. (64 references) (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, Hypermedia, Indexing, Information Retrieval

Leung, Chi-Hong; Kan, Wing-Kay – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1997
Presents a statistical learning approach to assigning controlled index terms that consists of the learning process and the indexing process. A learning feedback technique is also introduced. Experimental results show that the statistical learning approach and the learning feedback technique are practical means to automatic indexing of controlled…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Feedback, Indexes