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Paul, Suzanne – Special Libraries, 1976
A punch-card, optical coincidence information retrieval system has been designed for the information needs of a small library specializing in drug abuse literature. (Author)
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
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Meincke, Peter P. M.; Atherton, Pauline – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1976
Proposes a new conceptual basis for visualizing the organization of information, or knowledge, which differentiates between the concept "vectors" for a field of knowledge represented in a multidimensional space, and the state "vectors" for a person based on his understanding of these concepts, and the representational…
Descriptors: Classification, Conceptual Schemes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Jonassen, David – Collegiate Microcomputer, 1985
Describes a procedure for using commonly available database management systems to produce indexes on microcomputers. Production steps discussed include creation of the database, data entry, database sort, formatting, and editing. (Author/MBR)
Descriptors: Computer Software, Databases, Indexes, Indexing
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Cleverdon, C. W.; Kidd, J. S. – Journal of Documentation, 1976
A test was carried out to investigate the assumption that there is a significant level of redundancy between documents. The conclusions were that notional overlap exists, but there appear to be very few cases of extreme redundancy, and at the document level, there is little possibility of practical application. (Author)
Descriptors: Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems
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Roberts, Justine – Journal of Library Automation, 1973
Creation of a quarterly keyword index to campus grant projects is the chief investigator's name as the key to a section of project summaries. A third section is also included, listing the summaries under the name of the sponsoring department. (Author)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Contracts, Databases, Grants
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Farradane, J.; Yates-Mercer, Penelope A. – Journal of Documentation, 1973
Some of the factors that must inevitably affect the assessment of printed indexes are discussed, together with the observation of two unexpected phenomena, namely an apparent relationship between precision and searching effort, and relationships between generality and both recall and fallout. (4 references) (Author)
Descriptors: Abstracts, Indexes, Indexing, Information Retrieval
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Batts, M. S. – RQ, 1973
The method and scope of this indexing service, which is unique in the field of humanities, is reported upon. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, German Literature, Indexes, Indexing
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Journal of College Science Teaching, 1973
Descriptors: Citation Indexes, College Science, Indexing, Science Education
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Keen, E. Michael – Journal of Documentation, 1973
The effectiveness and efficiency of five index languages in the subject area of library and information science are compared. Full details of the text and retrieval results are presented. (17 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Science
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Keenan, Stella; Elliott, Marna – Special Libraries, 1973
FID and NFAIS are jointly preparing a machine readable inventory of information for computer publication as a directory to abstracting services of the world. The kinds of data recorded by the Services are described. A progress report and plans for the future are included. (9 references) (Author/DH)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Directories, Indexing
Bakewell, K. G. B. – Library Association Record, 1971
Comments are given on: the 18th edition of the Decimal Classification, the MARC Automated Serials System (MASS) project, and the Cataloging and Indexing Group's survey of catalog use. (11 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Computers, Indexing
Risner, Thomas – Educ Screen Audiovisual Guide, 1970
Reports on NICEM's progress in creating "a single, computerized, comprehensive media index. (Editor/LS)
Descriptors: Audiovisual Aids, Catalogs, Computers, Databases
Tell, Bjorn V. – Information Storage and Retrieval, 1971
Three experiments were made by a flexible machine search system to test the retrieval efficiency of searching free text and keywords. Results based upon relevance judgements of users indicate that titles and abstracts are good index material which can be used for machine searching without human indexing. (Author/SJ)
Descriptors: Automation, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Keywords
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Wong, C.-C.; Mount, Joan – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1971
The Laurentian University Library has evolved a bilingual classified catalogue consisting of a public shelflist supplement by a French/English subject index. This produces an effective tool for locating all materials pertaining to a given topic in either or both of two languages. (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Catalogs, Classification, College Libraries, Foreign Countries
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Stueart, Robert D. – Library Resources and Technical Services, 1971
The possibilities of merging the terminology of the Universal Decimal Classification System with that of a term system - Engineers Joint Council's Thesaurus - for nuclear science and technology are explored. (12 references) (Author/NH)
Descriptors: Classification, Indexing, Sciences, Subject Index Terms
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