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Petrarca, Anthony E.; And Others – Journal of Chemical Documentation, 1971
It is shown that this new automatic indexing technique can be applied with the same effectiveness shown earlier for indexes derived from words in titles or title-like phrases; the basic difference being that linear notation symbols rather than words are used as the indexing units. (17 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Chemistry, Coordinate Indexes, Indexes
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
Freedman, Barbara – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1972
The major topics included in this paper are: thesaurus structure, later developments, functions of thesauri, keyword list generation, compatibility, and maintenance and updating. (NH)
Descriptors: Coordinate Indexes, Indexing, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
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
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
Davis, Marion – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1972
Computerization seems to offer some solutions to the inadequacies of the card catalog. However, vocabulary obstacles must be overcome before the history, art history, and art students alike can enter libraries all over the world and quickly satisfy their various needs. (10 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Art, Automatic Indexing, Computer Oriented Programs, Coordinate Indexes
Schuler, S. C., Ed. – 1980
The third of four volumes in a series describing the basic documentation practices involved in the initial setting up and subsequent operation of an information-library organization to provide defense-aerospace scientific and technical information services, this manual consists of three sections. "Information Retrieval," by Tom Norton,…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Coordinate Indexes, Information Centers, Information Dissemination
Informationszentrum fuer Fremdsprachenforschung, Marburg (West Germany). – 1969
The thesaurus is divided into two parts. The first part lists descriptor terms under eight main areas of concern in foreign language instruction; the second lists terms alphabetically and includes "use" and "use for" notations. More that 500 descriptors are included. An introduction describes the work of the Information Center for Research in…
Descriptors: Clearinghouses, Coordinate Indexes, Documentation, Indexes
Lancaster, F.W. – 1968
A detailed analysis was made by the National Library of Medicine of the performance of the Medical Literature and Analysis System (MEDLARS) in relation to 300 actual "demand search" requests made to the systems in 1966 and 1967. The objectives of the study were : (1) to study the demand search requirements of MEDLARS users, (2) to…
Descriptors: Coordinate Indexes, Evaluation, Indexing, Information Processing