This paper is part of a project to set up a vertical file of pamphlet material for the Library School of Western Reserve University. The questions explored by this project are: (1) Can a classification of knowledge be created that will bring together all areas of knowledge related to Library Science and yet carry a short, simple notation? and (2)…

A SCHEMA FOR CLASSIFYING EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES IN THE PSYCHOMOTOR DOMAIN WAS DEVELOPED. THE GENERAL PROCEDURES INCLUDED (1) A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE, (2) THE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF BEHAVIORAL OBJECTIVES OF THE DOMAIN, (3) LABORATORY ANALYSES OF CERTAIN TASKS TO DISCOVER BY OBSERVATION AND INTROSPECTION THE NATURE OF THE…

The Florida Community/Junior College Interinstitutional Research Council held a workshop to identify the objectives of community college service programs, and administered a survey instrument to approximately 200 community college students and faculty to prioritize these objectives. The resulting classification system is presented here. (NHM)

Four advantages of storing and retrieving geometric figures and chromosome images through the use of shape-oriented similarity measures are presented. (Author)

A suite of computer programs has been developed for representing the full text of lengthy documents in vector form and classifying them by a clustering method. (Author)

A classification is proposed to identify in some detail the major varieties of meaning, in order to allow the possibility of excluding from semantics many things which go under the name of meaning. (Author/RM)

Discusses the need for standardized statistical data on broadcasting activities, and describes a multidimensional program classification system. A preliminary version of the system is included. (RAO)

Examined the extent to which children draw upon reality and fantasy, either explicitly or implicitly, in their spontaneous classifications, and when instructed to sort on that basis. (Author/JMB)

Compliance theory applied to prisons is tested via longitudinal analysis of prisoners' attitudes from the time of admittance to a diagnostic and classification center through subsequent transfer to a penitentiary, reformatory, etc. Findings indicate the nonrandom procedure by which prisoners are assigned to institutions is more important than…

Reviews two revisions of cataloging codes: "Standards for Cataloging Nonprint Materials: An Interpretation and Practical Application," 4th Edition, 1976, by Alma M. Tillen and William J. Quinly; and "Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, North American Text Chapter 2 Revised: Audiovisual Media and Special Instructional Materials," 1975. (VT)

An explanation of the federal government's Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) and how it relates to commercial business publications commonly used as tools by the reference librarian. (JAB)

The classification of data generated by empirical research is presented as an important but generally neglected problem facing contemporary psychology. It is concluded that formal classification can facilitate conceptual developments. (Author)

A plea to the Library of Congress to adopt the British Preserved Content Index System (PRECIS), which is capable of enormous variations of output and precise analysis of subject content with no loss of clarity and simplicity for the user, and to reconsider the decision to overhaul the LC Subject Headings. (JPF)

Lays down a theoretical framework to use in constructing theory useful for understanding certain kinds of policy outcomes. Available from The American Academy of Political and Social Science, 3937 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104; $15.00 annually. (Author/IRT)