Farradane's relational indexing appeared applicable to the scientific area of the properties of metals and gave good results with a greater depth of indexing. (Author/PF)

The cataloging data bases, Ohio College Library Center (OCLC) and Blackwell North America (B/NA) are compared. While OCLC provides cataloging for a larger percentage of titles, the B/NA data base is very valuable. B/NA is less expensive to use and has comparable peripheral services. (Author/AP)

Today many data warehousing systems are data rich, but information poor. Extracting useful information from an ocean of data to support administrative, policy, and instructional decisions becomes a major challenge to both database designers and measurement specialists. This paper focuses on the development of a data processing system that…

At the international level, a lack of diffusion of Mexican art and architecture in indexes and abstracts has been detected. Reasons for this could be lack of continuity in publications, the use of the Spanish language, lack of interest in Mexican art and architecture, and sporadic financial resources. Nevertheless, even though conditions are not…

The effectiveness of four methods of handling missing data in reproducing the target sample covariance matrix and mean vector was tested using three levels of incomplete cases: 30%, 50%, and 70%. Data were selected from the National Education Longitudinal Study (NELS) database. Three levels of sample sizes (500, 1000, and 2000) were used. The…

An English summary is provided for this French article which describes the first stage of a research project using the Bose, Ghosh and Abraham theory with attributes of multiple values applied to a file containing a large number (10 6) of records. (7 references) (Author/SJ)

A study was undertaken to classify mechanically a document collection using the free-language words in titles and abstracts of physics research papers. Using a clustering algorithm, results were obtained which closely duplicated clusters obtained by previous experiments with citations. A brief comparison is made with a traditional manual…

Substantial degrees of compression of bibliographical data bases result from the application to them of a modified form of run-length coding. (14 references) (Author)

The four elements of this documentation and control system are: standard catalog entries, data abstract or description forms, content documentation codebooks, and records of physical and logical characteristics of the data set. (9 references) (Author)

A description of a program designed to affect decisions by students considering attendance at vocational and technical institutions. The prime source of data in the program is self-reports of present and former students from such institutions. (AA)

Discusses the importance of the local school board's role in developing private sector involvement in public education. Gives examples of projects listed in the computerized databank of the President's Task Force on Private Sector Initiatives. Outlines the major issues in private sector involvement. (NJ)

Describes the background, document and subject coverage, access points, indexing, and other features of the online version of Energy Bibliography and Index (EBIB). A set of nine figures illustrate such things as a sample EBIB record, searchable fields in the EBIB database, and searching EBIB by index terms. (JL)

Briefly describes the ERIC system and discusses the costs, who can use it, and what kinds of information it provides. (JOW)

Examines the cost effectiveness of using DIALORDER, an online document ordering service provided by DIALOG. (FM)

Argues that online searching in terms of both recall and precision improves when search results are checked, and identifies many problems that a searcher should look out for. Numerous examples of printouts illustrate these problems. (JD)