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Drake, Paul B., Ed. – Online Submission, 2021
The 29th Annual Pacific Islands Association of Libraries, Archives, and Museums (PIALA) Conference was held November 21 through November 26, 2019 and the primary venue was the Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Memorial Library, University of Guam in Mangilao, U.S. Territory of Guam. This volume includes a listing of 2018-2019 PIALA Officers and Board…
Descriptors: Publishing Industry, Research, Health, Ownership
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Bartol, Tomaz – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2012
Purpose: The paper aims to assess the utility of non-agriculture-specific information systems, databases, and respective controlled vocabularies (thesauri) in organising and retrieving agricultural information. The purpose is to identify thesaurus-linked tree structures, controlled subject headings/terms (heading words, descriptors), and principal…
Descriptors: Syntax, Information Systems, Reference Materials, Databases
White, Hollie C. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Background: According to Salo (2010), the metadata entered into repositories are "disorganized" and metadata schemes underlying repositories are "arcane". This creates a challenging repository environment in regards to personal information management (PIM) and knowledge organization systems (KOSs). This dissertation research is…
Descriptors: Metadata, Indexing, Classification, Information Management
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Zou, Qing; Liu, Guoying – Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems, 2009
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate various issues related to Chinese language localisation in Evergreen, an open source integrated library system (ILS). Design/methodology/approach: A Simplified Chinese version of Evergreen was implemented and tested and various issues such as encoding, indexing, searching, and sorting…
Descriptors: Information Systems, Chinese, Classification, Indexing
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Caldera-Serrano, Jorge – Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, 2008
This article attempts to offer an overview of the current changes that are being experienced in the management of audio-visual documentation and those that can be forecast in the future as a result of the migration from analogue to digital information. For this purpose the documentary chain will be used as a basis to analyse individually the tasks…
Descriptors: Information Management, Internet, Indexing, Television
Schneider, John H. – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1974
Discusses the role of certain types of classifications in a modern automated environment. (Author/PF)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Automation, Classification, Computers
Perry, Jessica, Ed.; Pietrzyk, Alfred, Ed. – 1971
The four chapters included in this report are based on LINCS project activities undertaken since 1968, with an emphasis on indexing tools in the language sciences and related problems. Chapter one, "Indexing Tools for the Language Sciences: Methodology," discusses the development of a LINCS thesaurus and its role in the LINCS network.…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Indexing, Information Networks
North American Rockwell Information Systems Co., Arlington, VA. – 1971
The Project Grant Information System (PGIS) is a computerized information indexing and retrieval system which supports the U.S. Office of Education. Its purpose is to provide OE officials with up-to-date information about the Office's discretionary grant programs and projects. The purpose of the Taxonomy is to provide: (1) those individuals who…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Education, Grants
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Field, B. J. – Journal of Documentation, 1974
The development of the INSPEC vocabulary system which comprises a unified indexing and classification scheme is described together with the reasons for its adoption. (Author)
Descriptors: Classification, Databases, Documentation, Indexing
Howard Research Co., Arlington, VA. – 1966
This report presents the identification and definitions of subject oriented engineering and scientific disciplines and fields which are included in the EDIS Subject Categories. The discussion is extended to include the mix of subjects with other orientations, such as Item, Mission-Project, Expertise and Data Bank Categories. Sample queries are…
Descriptors: Classification, Engineering, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Soergel, Dagobert – Drexel Library Quarterly, 1982
This discussion of the general principles of structure and construction of numeric databases introduces the concept of data points, their relationship to each other, and their storage in a nonredundant way. The collection of numeric data and their integration into the database structure are explained. Eight references are cited. (EJS)
Descriptors: Classification, Data Collection, Data Processing, Databases
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Reed, Patricia Ann; Sledge, Jane – Library Trends, 1988
Describes work in progress at the Smithsonian Institution in developing a system to understand and articulate the information needed to support collection related functions. The discussion covers the data modeling methodology used and the advantages of this methodology in structuring museum collections information. (one reference) (CLB)
Descriptors: Classification, Database Design, Indexing, Information Processing
Falk, Joyce Duncan – 1979
This examination of abstracting-indexing services for the field of history focuses on Historical Abstracts (HA) and America--History and Life (AHL), and their relationship to the American Bibliographical Center's Subject Profile Index (ABC-SPIndex). The history, scope, selection criteria, and classification arrangements of the two databases are…
Descriptors: Classification, Databases, History, Indexing
STONE, DON C. – 1967
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS OF TECHNICAL DOCUMENTS IS THE INTERPRETATION OF WORDS USED TO INDEX DOCUMENTS. SEMANTIC TOOLS, DEFINED AS CHANNELS FOR THE COMMUNICATION OF WORD MEANINGS BETWEEN TECHNICAL EXPERTS, DOCUMENT INDEXERS, AND SEARCHERS, PROVIDE ONE METHOD OF DEALING WITH THE PROBLEM OF MULTIPLE…
Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Swift, D.F.; And Others – 1977
A fundamental problem in the two broad approaches to indexing in the social sciences--providing structure using preferred terms, cross references, and groupings of sets of materials, or compiling a concordance of an author's terms based on occurrence, leaving users free to impose their own structure--is that different indexers and users focus on…
Descriptors: Classification, Educational Sociology, Indexing, Information Systems
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