The third in a series of five articles illustrates the need for a better understanding of the indexing function. (AB)

Describes the origin of the Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors and how additions are made to his volume. (DE)

A study of the importance to the user of various characteristics in the printed subject indexes to abstract journals and published literature and the user's preference for the different formats available. (Author)

Problems in indexing library and information science literature occur because of the speed of introduction of new terms, the nature of class headings, and the uncertain terminology of the field. Vocabulary control requires control over the concepts selected (the depth of indexing), the form of expression of concepts and the syndetic apparatus of…

Described is an operating system for scanning, bulletin production and indexing which is very economical in the use of time. One typing onto offset masters is used to produce bulletins, slips for customers' personal files and for the library index. Indexing is done during scanning, not as a separate activity. (3 references) (Author/SJ)

Designed to provide improved subject access over other existing subject heading lists for literature related to the Chicano experience, the Thesaurus is an initial attempt to remedy the absence of a baseline vocabulary for use in indexing and retrieving relevant materials from various information systems. Most of the approximately 700 entries are…

Reports that the "Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature" provides quick access to popular magazine content, although the titles are not drawn randomly from a universe of publications; that the indexers take an inclusive approach to cataloging; and that the indexers demonstrate high reliability in locating and cataloging full-length…

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…

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…

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…

A comprehensive guide to the literature published between World War II and 1979 which critically evaluates the Library of Congress list of Subject Headings (LCSH), this bibliography has been prepared for information personnel involved with subject authority files, thesauri, or vocabulary control. A brief bibliometric analysis of the literature…

The report contains five papers dealing with some problems of a general classification scheme covering the whole field of knowledge which were presented at a conference held in London, June 1963. Topics covered included retrieval schemes, classification problems, inadequacies of existing classification schemes and the proposal of the…