Compares the retrieval performance of a technique for machine-aided indexing using a controlled vocabulary with that of a Key Word Out of Context Index, basing conclusions on the results of 20 subject searches of a database containing summaries of defense management data. (FM)

Summarizes findings from a survey administered to identify indexer opinion of the PRECIS indexing language, notes advantages and disadvantages, and discusses PRECIS's impact on the British library community. (SW)

Reexamines the feasibility of automatic thesaurus generation by establishing a framework for analyzing the degree of correspondence between automatically generated thesauri and a thesaurus of the same terms constructed by subject specialists. (Author/FM)

This article presents two broad aspects of audio technology: as a developmental tool for gathering information and an instructional tool. Three applications of audio instruction and two innovations (variable speech and audio indexing) are described. (Author/BD)

Traces the history of library cataloging from manual to electronic organization and reviews current attempts to organize electronic information. Highlights include characteristics of traditional cataloging, Internet indexing projects, cataloging Internet resources, defining the electronic unit of control, and visions for the future. (Author/LRW)

Describes the design and implementation of a system for computer generation of linked HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) documents to support information retrieval and hypertext applications on the World Wide Web by adding an interactive indexing technique that is compatible with Web browsers. (Author/LRW)

Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA): (1) LSA overview; (2) applications of LSA, including information retrieval (IR), information filtering, cross-language retrieval, and other IR-related LSA applications; (3) modeling human memory, including the relationship of LSA to other…

Presents a literature review that covers the following topics related to indexing, browsing, and searching of digital video: video coding and standards; conventional approaches to accessing digital video; automatically structuring and indexing digital video; searching, browsing, and summarization; measurement and evaluation of the effectiveness of…

Describes early Hebrew citation indexes, both embedded and book-length, and discusses terminological variation, format, precision of locators, the order of index entries and assumption of user knowledge, knowledge of the compilers, and recommendations for further research. (59 references) (LRW)

Discusses means by which the standardization techniques established for the description of textual documents may be applied to graphic materials, and reviews some of the problems that must be addressed when planning for an international network of iconographic resource materials. (CLB)

Describes a prototype system for interactive knowledge-based indexing of the medical literature. Topics covered include current indexing practice; knowledge-based systems using frames; various types of assistance provided by the prototype system; and current research activities and plans for the development of the system. (17 references) (CLB)

Approaches to improved productivity in the input cycle of database creation are discussed in three papers. The discussions include problems with and potential impacts of computer support for indexers; conversion from a minicomputer based indexing and abstracting production system to a microcomputer network; and a computerized system for…

Describes an analysis of the current microcomputer periodical literature that examined the publishing and content characteristics of the literature, the nature of the indexing, and the availability of titles. Some fundamental problems with the literature are identified and discussed. A list of 79 microcomputer periodical titles is appended. (four…

Investigates methods of compressing headings identified by MARC subfield codes to reduce the size of browsable displays. An argument is made for sorting subdivisions by a conceptual, rather than an alphabetical, approach to present efficient browsable displays and relieve the user of the burden of data organization. (14 references) (Author/CLB)

Describes exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval. A formula was developed to measure the conceptual distance between queries and documents encoded as sets of thesaurus terms. Comparison to the performance of people judging conceptual distance shows that the formula accurately…