FIRST REVISION OF THE THESAURUS OF ASTIA DESCRIPTORS
Abstract
DESCRIPTORS: *Documentation, *Indexes, *Subject headings, Dictionaries, Vocabulary, Information retrieval. Identifiers: Information retrieval. This document reports on the creation of a revised Thesaurus of ASTIA Descriptors, carried out under the direction of Engineers Joint Council for ASTIA. The objective was to create for ASTIA an improved indexing and retrieval authority, based upon Edition I of the Thesaurus, and to insure that this authority would be as useful as possible to organizations other than ASTIA. To achieve the objective, it was necessary to review some 7000 existing descriptors (plus ''use'' references) for possible deletion or addition of descriptors, for elimination of synonymous terms, for provision of extensive cross-referencing, for addition of scope notes to those descriptors needing such treatment, and for assignment of descriptors to subject-matter fields-of-interest. To achieve compatibility with other operating systems, it was necessary to call on the advice of dozens of other systems operators and su ject-matter specialists -- whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged and detailed in the ''Discussion'' of this report. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 06, 1962
- Accession Number
- AD0278168