CITATION INDEXES, IN COMBINATION WITH REGULAR INDEXES, ARE CREATING NEW METHODS OF INFORMATION RETRIEVAL, WHICH USE SOME MEASURE OF CONNECTION OR ASSOCIATION BETWEEN A GIVEN BASE OF ARTICLES AND OTHER DOCUMENTS IN A COLLECTION. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH A MEASURE ARE--(1) IT SHOULD BE INDIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE NUMBER OF LINKS IN A CHAIN OF…

The "CumIndex" cumulates the back-of-book indexes of 96 English-language works in the field of library and information science and thus provides an in-depth index to important works in the field. The list is the result of a sequence of computer programs which edit, modify, and reorganize index entries from individual books to provide a coherent…

The Key Word Out of Context (KWOC) Index was successfully used to provide the public with a greater degree of accessibility to the document collection with a minimal degree of cost and staff effort. (Author/NH)

A procedure for producing a Key-Word-Out-of-Context (KWOC) alerting tool for a specific field of information as a temporary alternative to computerization. (Author/AB)

The indexing of Cranfield I and II is given and critical comments made of this indexing. Comparisons of Cranfield indexing to other types of indexing are made. (AB)

Describes a comparative study conducted at the Medical University of South Carolina of time lag in the indexing of 51 major biomedical journals by four information services: Current Contents, Science Citation Index, SDILINE/Medline, and Index Medicus. Data are presented in three tables and a 10-item reference list is attached. (JL)

This second annual update of the bibliography on on-line information retrieval lists references covering mid-1977 to mid-1978 and is divided into seven subject areas, arranged alphabetically by author, with permuted title and author indexes included. (CWM)

An alphabetical index and a selective subject index of WRITING PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION, volumes 1-11 (1977-1988). (JK)

This report analyzes the net fiscal impact of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP). The net fiscal benefits of the MPCP have continued to grow. The estimated increase was particularly sharp in FY10, from $37.2 million to $46.7 million. This increase was primarily due to the cut in the voucher amount, while MPS' per pupil revenues continued…

SOME MACHINE-PRODUCED INDEXES ARE COMPARED TO ASSIST IN DECIDING ON THE FORMAT FOR A PROPOSED INDEX. THE OBJECTIVES OF AN INDEX AND THE SEARCH PROCEDURE ARE ANALYZED, AND AN EXPLANATION AND A RELATIONSHIP IS GIVEN FOR KEY-WORDS-IN-TITLE AND KEY-REFERENCES OF THE SAME ARTICLE. BASED ON THE COMPARISON OF THE INDEXES, A 53- YEAR CUMULATIVE INDEX WAS…

Creation of a quarterly keyword index to campus grant projects is the chief investigator's name as the key to a section of project summaries. A third section is also included, listing the summaries under the name of the sponsoring department. (Author)

Some of the literature concerning citation indexing is discussed with emphasis on research projects. (52 references) (Author/NH)

Results of study confirm that uninformative titles of chemical papers are being eliminated and that informative titles are becoming more informative since the advent of the key-word-in-contex (KWIC) permuted-title index. (Author/MF)