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Craven, Timothy C. – Journal of Documentation, 1982
Describes an automatic display system which has been developed for the editing of concept subnetworks within a relational index and which employs only a floppy diskette drive and a PET 2001 microcomputer. Appendices on Farradane's Nine Relations and on the Graphic Editing System Commands and a reference list are included. (Author/JL)
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Display Systems, Editing, Indexes
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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Radecki, Tadeusz – Information Processing and Management, 1981
Demonstrates the property of inclusiveness of document retrieval systems where documents are indexed by unweighted terms and in which query search patterns are Boolean functions of descriptors and presents three methods for determining a partial ordering on a set of system responses to these queries. Eleven sources are listed. (FM)
Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Systems, Methods
Watkins, Steven G. – Database, 1981
Describes a study evaluating the effectiveness of the Information Retrieval, Ltd. (IRL) Life Sciences Collection database in a field where BioSciences Information Service (BIOSIS) claims to offer comprehensive coverage of the international literature. The two databases are described, and the depth of controlled indexing is compared for the two
Descriptors: Biological Sciences, Comparative Analysis, Databases, Indexing
Roper, Michael – UNESCO Journal of Information Science, Librarianship and Archives Administration, 1982
Notes applications of information technology in archival activity, highlighting computer use in management of records centers and archives, intellectual control including computer indexing and online retrieval, and preservation of machine-readable records. Cooperative development of archival systems and impact of mini- and microcomputers are…
Descriptors: Archives, Computer Oriented Programs, Indexing, Information Systems
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Buell, Duncan A.; Kraft, Donald H. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1981
Analyzes the nature of Boolean information retrieval in relation to the discrete weights of query terms, examines assigned weights from an approach involving thresholds, and generates an evaluation mechanism which allows the user to attach a threshold to the query term. Thirteen references are listed. (FM)
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Evaluation Methods, Indexing, Information Retrieval
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Kebabian, Helen – Current Studies in Librarianship, 1980
Discusses the basic issues and practices in the administration of photographic collections, specifically with respect to the preservation of photographic materials, the organization of photographic files, and the cataloging of photographs under the Anglo American Cataloging Rules. An 18-item bibliography is included. (JL)
Descriptors: Archives, Cataloging, History, Indexing
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Dillon, Martin; And Others – Journal of Library Automation, 1981
Uses an experimental system for authority control on a collection of bibliographic records to demonstrate the resemblance between thesaurus-based automatic indexing and automatic authority control. Details of the automatic indexing system are given, results discussed, and the benefits of the resemblance examined. Included are a rules appendix and…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Library Automation, Records (Forms)
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Swanson, Don R. – Journal of Education for Librarianship, 1979
Describes XMARC, a set of computer programs which provides students with a simplified means of writing programs for the automatic indexing of an experimental collection of MARC records. (Author/FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Computer Programs, Databases, Information Retrieval
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Maeda, Takashi; And Others – Information Processing and Management, 1980
Describes an automatic method, based upon a text structure analysis and using a relatively small dictionary, to extract significant phrases from the title and the abstract of scientific and technical documents. The information representation of the document is discussed with relation to the construction of the document information retrieval…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Automatic Indexing, Content Analysis, Information Processing
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Harding, Alan F.; Willett, Peter – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1980
Demonstrates that the process of comparing each document in an automated system with all others during the classification procedure may be avoided by the use of an inverted file. (FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Cluster Grouping, Information Retrieval
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Bator, Eileen F. – Special Libraries, 1980
Describes the implementation of a user-oriented online indexing system at the Boys Town Center's Library Services Division. (FM)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Bibliographies, Information Retrieval, Library Automation
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Wilson, Patrick – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Responds to W. S. Cooper's article on utility-theoretic indexing (Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v29 n3) and posits that the method's claim to predictive success rests solely on its appeal to the consequences of decisions. (FM)
Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Theory, Opinions
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Cooper, William S. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
Answers Patrick Wilson's criticism of the theory of utility-theoretic indexing (Journal of the American Society for Information Science, v30 n3) and defends the theory on the basis of its analytic capability. (FM)
Descriptors: Indexing, Information Retrieval, Information Theory, Opinions
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Dattola, Robert T. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1979
An on-line document retrieval system is described which combines a data base management system with automatic processing of natural language queries and abstracts. (Author)
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Diagrams, Information Retrieval, Management Systems
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