To supplement other lists of most useful words based on such criteria as frequency of usage, range, and availability, this listing measures the capacity of 3,000 words of the French vocabulary to define, extend the meaning of, or to replace other words. Descriptions of the measures of definition, inclusion, extension, and combination are followed…

Analyzes a study of the effect of controlled variations in indexing vocabulary size on retrieval performance, using the Cranfield 200 and 1400 test collections. Sets of variable-length character strings were tested, in an application of the Cluster Hypothesis and in a series of linear associative retrieval experiments. (Author/SW)

The 35 pathfinders in this collection provide selected information about information sources at the J. Paul Leonard Library for the following subjects: Biography; Book Reviews; Broadcasting; Business; Chemistry; Cinema; Computer Science; Corporations, Stocks and Industries; Costume and Fashion; Current Events and News Sources; Economic Censuses of…

The Unesco data collection system is described. Data suppliers and national publications on educational statistics are listed, as well as 57 publications on education by Unesco's Office of Statistics since 1974. A progress report on the implementation of the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) concludes this issue of the…

The procedures used to produce the index to volume 20 (1969) of American Documentation are described to demonstrate a system for computer-assisted indexing and bibliographic production developed at the Columbia University School of Library Science. The system is demonstrated to be economic in comparison to currently used manual methods. (Author/MF)

The nature of criminal justice as a discipline and types of statistics it requires are discussed. Also included are descriptions of bibliographic sources of criminal justice statistics literature (criticizing methods used in gathering and presenting data and reporting statistics) and reference sources to primary sources of statistics. Sixteen…

The 1971 edition of the Index reports the names of Senators and Representatives of the 92nd Congress, their states and Congressional districts, and each institution of higher education located therein. It includes all institutions meeting at least 1 of the following criteria: accreditation or approval by a nationally recognized accrediting agency,…

The aims of the first phase of the Statistics Indexing and Retrieval (STIR) Project have been: (1) to define the types and sources of statistics which should be within the scope of an operational indexing system for statistical sources; (2) to analyze the use made of statistical sources; and (3) to consider the intellectual, structural, and…

"American Universities and Colleges" includes extensive information on 1,900 accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. The institutions are arranged by state, and then alphabetically by institution. Volume 2 of the set provides four indexes, including an Institutional Index, a Subject Index, a…

Primarily a guide to the collections of the University of Pennsylvania Libraries, this bibliography lists titles of 671 reference sources on South Asia by type of reference, with geographic and subject subdivisions. The comprehensive list includes general bibliographies, bibliographies of bibliographies, national and special bibliographies,…

"American Universities and Colleges" includes extensive information on 1,900 accredited colleges and universities that offer at least the baccalaureate degree. The institutions are arranged by state, and then alphabetically by institution. Volume 2 of the set provides four indexes, including an Institutional Index, a Subject Index, a…

Appropriate for college geography students and researchers, this paper briefly introduces basic federal statistical publications and corresponding finding aids. General references include "Statistical Abstract of the United States," and three complementary publications: "County and City Data Book,""State and Metropolitan Area Data Book," and…

The first of two volumes provides information about data resources available at the Henry A. Murray Research Center of Radcliffe College, a multidisciplinary research center that is a national repository for social and behavioral science data on human development and social change; topics of special concern to women are collection priorities. The…

Contained in this comprehensive resource guide are listings for the various types of information sources providing access to educational research, including: (1) basic guides; (2) encyclopedias, dictionaries, and research reviews; (3) selected research books; (4) guides to doctoral dissertations and masters theses; (5) Dissertation Abstracts…