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…

Describes a system of subject indexing developed by Julius Kaiser (1868-1927) which is based on "concretes" and "processes" to govern the form of subject headings and subdivisions. Elements of amplification, guides for the subject index, and criticism of Kaiser's systematic indexing are noted. Five sources are given. (EJS)

Describes the use of the Preserved Content Index System (PRECIS) in Aurora High School, Ontario. (PF)

This report presents results from an internal evaluation conducted between September 1981 and August 1982 of abstracts published by the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) system. A brief introduction describes the study methodology and reviews limitations, indicating that 526 evaluations of 349 abstracts were conducted by personnel at…

An experiment to compute and analyze the degree of association between descriptors used to index a document collection of approximately 40,000 records is described. An analysis of the results is presented which indicates the difficulties inherent in applying the results to an operating system. (11 references) (Author)

This study proposed to develop techniques and procedures for the indexing, storing, and retrieving music education document information in a computer-assisted information retrieval system. (Authors)

An operational, comprehensive, economical method for updating and correcting entries in a computerized bibliographic system is presented. The technique was developed in connection with the East African Agricultural Bibliographic Project at West Virginia University. Data modification operations are discussed as well as the limitations of the method…

A preliminary investigation which revealed the omission of four full length articles on rheumatology from Index Medicus'' is reported upon. Further investigations are in progress and will be reported at a later date. (Author/SJ)

The relevance assessments belonging to the Cranfield II document/query collection are shown to be faulty, in the sense that many" relevant documents were not so identified by the Cranfield judges. 9 references. (Author)

Deals with the relationship between a theory of indexing and a theory of information storage and retrieval. Attention is directed to the view that indexing is an order increasing operation, and some thermodynamic notions are invoked to aid in this description. (MF)

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

A detailed guide on how to index slides using descriptors and on how to search the file once it is prepared. (AA)