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Horsnell, Verina – 1974
An intermediate lexicon is described that employs a technique which allows, for a given subject area, the automatic translation of subject indexing from one indexing scheme into another. The lexicon was structured according to the principles of faceted classification and contained approximately 1,000 entries covering the field of library and…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Coordinate Indexes, Evaluation
Walls, Nina – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1972
This brief overview of some vocabulary control schemes in non-scientific fields is intended to suggest that the complexity of the design problem increases with the newness of the field involved. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Classification, Coordinate Indexes, Indexing, Information Processing
Langridge, D.W.; And Others – 1967
This programmed course consists of four lessons which cover the general principles of indexing, the specific methods of coordinate indexing, and the use of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Thesaurus. In the first volume the five appendices contain: (1) an index to the major themes of the course, (2) some definitions of form…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Classification, Coordinate Indexes, Documentation
Rogers, Virginia G. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1972
Construction planning, vocabulary base development, and term analysis and grouping are the main subjects treated in this paper. (NH)
Descriptors: Classification, Construction (Process), Coordinate Indexes, Definitions
Agency for International Development (Dept. of State), Washington, DC. Clearinghouse on Development Communication. – 1981
This controlled vocabulary comprising approximately 1,030 terms commonly used in the field of international development communication was created by the Clearinghouse on Development Communication of the Academy for Educational Development to analyze and index documents. This standard list of terms, designed to provide subject access to information…
Descriptors: Classification, Communications, Coordinate Indexes, Developed Nations
Fried, J.B.; And Others – 1968
The objectives of this research were to investigage (1) the feasibility of an index simulator, and (2) the use of a sequential analysis model for the automatic classification of documents. Index simulation was studied in general for various types of indexes, and in depth for the simulation of an inverted coordinate index to a document collection…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Computer Programs, Computers
Teplitz, Arthur – 1968
This paper was prepared to provide a frame of reference to the role of microfilm within the information retrieval world and to provide an opportunity for evaluation of the use of microforms for active retrieval applications. The paper discusses the principles of information retrieval, considers subject and classification indexing, and describes…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Coordinate Indexes, Costs
Malcolm, Adam H., Ed. – 1976
Assembled to aid educators and administrators in Scotland in selecting and applying appropriate information retrieval systems in learning resources centers, this collection contains an introductory essay and four articles on the characteristics and features of some basic information retrieval systems. The articles include (1) a discussion of the…
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Cataloging, Classification, Coordinate Indexes