Discusses computer uses in higher education, libraries, publishing, and in generating concordances and dictionaries. Computer networks, videodisc technology, and machine-readable text are also examined. Indicates that the earliest and still most prevalent use of computers in the humanities is the compilation of concordances. (JN)

Following a discussion of derivative versus assignment indexing, use of roles, and concept behind Preserved Concept Indexing System, features of PERMDEX (microcomputer program to assist in creation of permuted printed index) are described including indexer input and prompts, the shunting algorithm, and sorting and printing routines. Fourteen…

Presents an extensive author and subject index. The subject index is categorized into Activities and Resource Information, Biology, Earth and Space Science, Measurement and Metric System, Professional Organization Activities, Physics and Chemistry, Curriculum and Science Education. (EB)

Presented is the index to The Physics Teacher journal for January-December 1976 (Volume 13). Index is by subject and by author. (SL)

This lesson plan gives students a hands-on understanding of a price index, how it is composed, what it is used for, and some of its limitations. Students then can make the connection to some of the popular price indices such as the Consumer Price Index and the Producer Price Index. The lesson states a purpose; cites learning objectives; suggests…

To ensure fairness, it is of critical importance that testing programs make sure that essay items given to examinees are equivalent in difficulty. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the stability and accuracy of a logistic regression based polytomous essay difficulty index. Preliminary results from a simulation study (9 conditions with a…

The Quaker Resources Online Index is a World Wide Web-based index, including author, title, subject, and meeting indexes, that provides access to Quaker materials available on the Web. Given the current failings and shortcomings of search engines and automated key word searches, this index brings together information from a variety of sources and…

A complete subject/title listing for 1973's articles and columns. (Author)

Side by side articles pose questions and provide replies about Books in Print.'' Subjects covered include: its completeness, whether it is an index to The Publishers' Trade List Annual,'' how information is compiled, its reliability, redundancy, cost, legal responsibility and time factors involved. (DH)

The preparation of the subject index for a scientific bibliography is described in detail. (Author)

The major topics included in this paper are: thesaurus structure, later developments, functions of thesauri, keyword list generation, compatibility, and maintenance and updating. (NH)

Article's purpose is to acquaint teachers with the variety of index entries that children will encounter in their use of references. (Author)

Article presents a picture of an increasing growth in the use of computers in the study of Greek and Latin literature. (Author)

The Multiterm system is shown to be a unique concept for producing a multilingual index via computer processing. The new concept has significance for international cooperative programs. (6 references) (Author/NH)