A SUBJECT HEADING AUTHORITY LIST CONTAINING MAIN ENTRIES, SCOPE NOTES, CROSS-REFERENCES, AND SUBDIVISIONS IS COMPILED, PRINTED, AND UPDATED BY COMPUTER. DESIGN CRITERIA, PROGRAMING, INPUT PREPARATION, PRINTING, AND FUTURE REFINEMENTS OF THE LIST TECHNIQUE ARE COVERED. A UNIQUE CODE WAS DESIGNED FOR SEQUENCING THE MASTER TAPE FILE AND PREPARING…

When survey data are analyzed by computer, a codebook is necessary to show how raw scores are translated to computer-usable form. When data are tabulated by hand, the need for a codebook depends upon the number of respondents, the number and complexity of items, and the types of statistical manipulations required. During the process of coding,…

An overview of materials scheduling, this write-up outlines system components, standardization, costs, limitations, and expansion capabilities of the New York Statewide Film Library Network. Interacting components include research staff; materials libraries; hardware; input/output (operation modes, input format conventions, transaction codes);…

The compilation of a dictionary for automatic translation from Russian to English is described in detail. Emphasis is placed on: (1) morphological and functional classifications of Russian words, (2) dictionary compilation, (3) the structure of signs, (4) automatic information-processing machines, (5) from the automatic dictionary to the automatic…