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Indexing vocabularies in Glass Technology and need for an Information Retreival Thesaurus - a pilot study
Get PDFThe indexing languages covering the subject field of glass technology in depth have been briefly surveyed to study their suitability for deep subject indexing of micro documents in the field. The need for an information retrieval thesaurus covering the subject has been stressed. Development of a thesaurus on glass fibres and glass fibre reinforced plastics, has been attempted, and a part of the thesaurus has been incorporated in the paper with a descriptive introduction about the principles and design methodology adopted
Utilisation of a specific subject thesaurus in Computer-based IR systems : a case study
Get PDFThe Library and Information Services, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, has developed a computer-based information storage and retrieval system. The INIS : Thesaurus (Rev 8) is used as an indexing tool for input preparation to this IR system. The difficulties encoountered due to local requirements are described and the efficiency of utilising INIS : Thesaurus at local level is discussed
Computer-Generation of Thesaurus
Get PDFDescribes computer programs for generating a thesaurus given a set of terms the hierarchy among which having been determined, as for example, in a classification scheme for a subject-field. The programs are written in COBOL. Gives flow-charts and a sample of a thesaurus output
Priniciples of Thesaurus Construction and Indian Science Abstracts Indexing System
No full textThe general principles used in constructing thesauri and specifically those used in the Thesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms
( TEST) are mentioned. The 'free word' indexing system of the Indian Science Abstracts (ISA) is explained A sample of keywords used in ISA index is compared with the corresponding descriptors of TEST. Suggests that a free word indexing system such as the one used in ISA, if properly
standardised, could provide a standard vocabulary for indexing science and
technology documents
Basic considerations for designing a thesaurus for an information system for Social Science subjects with special reference to Jute trade
Get PDFGives in brief the main reasons for building up a Thesaurus to help the Information system of an economic unit to supply information to the States that management speedily, specifically and comprehensively.
principles for building up a Thesaurus in a subject should be found out from the structure of the subject itself. The contention has been illustrated with two sample Thesauri compiled on the commodity Jute and a few countries involved in different types of economic union
Plan for Local Documentation Service : some suggestions in the context of the Plans for National Documentation Systems
Get PDFSome attempts are on their way to
establish national documentation centres
for different subject fields. When these centres come into effective operation, they are likely to effect the structure of the services rendered by a local documentation centre. This paper attempts to suggest the kinds of documentation services that a local documentation centre can attempt to do. It als0 points out the areas for cooperation and co-ordination among the national documentation and local documentation centres in building up an effective infra-structure for documentation service in India
Planning SDI at local level : a case study
Get PDFThe steps involved in the planning of a Manual SDI service are discussed. The Manual SDI service provided by the Information Centre of the national Aeronautical Laboratory, Bangalore, is presented as a case study
National Information Centre for Fishery Science : a proposal
Get PDFA brief description of Fisheries in India is given. The users and their in for national needs are discussed. A general plan for the establishment of the National Information Centre for Fishery Science is given
Planning of Library and Documentation Systems : a model plan for central and regional units of a system
Get PDFThe generation and diffusion of knowledge,
the need for a fast pace and exhaustiveness in information transfer, evolution and functions of modern documentation systems a rediscussed. The need for planning, the steps in planning, and the advantages of planning of a library and documentation system a rebriefly mentioned. A draft model for a 3-phase 15 year developmental
plan for a Library and Technical Information
System consisting of Central and Regional units is presented. The plan presents the factors affecting library planning, the steps at which information i s needed i n product development, and the sources for information. The structure, organisation, documentation services, personnel, annual budget, and furniture and equipment
of the Central Unit a rediscussed in brief.
Two models for regional units are given. A
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Food Science and Technology Information Service : a proposed plan
Get PDFA brief description of the CFTRI library, and the servicesit offers, is given. The need for the setting up of a national Information Centre for Food Science and Technology is briefly mentioned. A draft model for a five-year developmental plan for FOSTIS i s presented, The organisational structure, documentation services, personnel annual budget, furniture and equipment required for the Central Unit of the FOSTIS is given