THE MAKING OF TEST: THESAURUS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC TERMS

Abstract

The background, operational, and procedural events leading to and included in the building of the 'Thesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms' are discussed. The work was performed by the Office of Naval Research, at the request of the Director, Defense Research and Engineering, under a specially established task named Project LEX. Joint working arrangements with Engineers Joint Council resulted in a single Thesaurus for both DoD and EJC. Some resulting facts and figures are reported including recommendations to the Committee on Scientific and Technical Information (COSATI) for changes in the COSATI Subject Category List. Appendixes include authorizing papers, agreements, references material, participants, and joint EJC-DoD conventions for thesaurus building. Results show collection and development of a large data bank, size, and description of the final product as well as computer support and interface to automatic typesetting equipment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0661001

Entities

People

  • J. Heston Heald

Organizations

  • Office of Naval Research

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Programs
  • Engineers
  • Geography
  • Health Services
  • Information Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Subject Indexing

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.