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 terse conclusion--a brief statement written by one versed in a field after reading a document--is suggested as one answer to the problems of too much to read and of reading many foreign languages. (26 references) (Author/NH)

Patents are clustered by similar cited-by" patterns using MacQueen's algorithm. The clusters are enriched by the addition of citing patents. These maximally connected clusters, or cliques, form the classification. (27 references) (Author)

Briefly explains the concept of resource units and their application to the dual tasks of determining specific objectives for a lesson and of selecting appropriate resource materilas." (Author/AA)

The effects on retrieval of variations in term specificity are examined. Experiments with three test collections showed in particular that frequently-occurring terms are required for good overall performance. (10 references) (Author/NH)

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)

In general, recognition can be influenced by interitem relationships, and varying the order of items in a recognition test appears to be a reasonable means of determining the nature of interitem dependencies in storage. (Author)

This paper is Part 1 of a series describing the work of the Centre and deals with the organization of a computerized bibliographic file. Examples are given of the use of the file for bibliographic services, computer-typeset publications, and statistical analysis of trends in publications. (6 references) (Author/NH)

There are two principal aspects of automation: the theoretical, or systems area, and the practical or production side. This paper outlines the lessons learned and the problems encountered in planning and implementing an automation program. (Author/NH)

The various applications of the Agricultural System for Storage and Subsequent Selection of Information (ASSASSIN) are outlined and the ways a single package may be used complete, or in part, or with modification are shown. (2 references) (Author/NH)

The methodology, formation of a specialized thesaurus, and use of a concept coordinator system of retrieval for an urban and regional planning library are explored. (Author/AB)

The authors advocate a systematic procedure involving the identification of: fixed parameters, variable options for each variable parameter, factors affecting a choice among available options, factors affected by a choice among available options, and the optimum sequence in which decisions should be made during the design process. (Author/MF)