American Documentation

1950 - 1969

Current editor(s): Javed Mostafa

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Volume 20, issue 4, 1969

Editorial pp. 297-297

A. W. Elias

Toward a viable classification scheme: Some theoretical considerations pp. 298-301

George A. Borden and William F. Nelson

The cost analysis of document surrogation: A literature review pp. 302-310

Herbert B. Landau

Some independent agreements and resolved disagreements about answer‐providing documents pp. 311-319

John O'Connor

Charles babbage (1792‐1871) pp. 320-324

Paul L. Garwig

Preface pp. 328-328

Jack Belzer

The conference theme pp. 329-330

Jack Belzer

Introductory remarks pp. 331-331

G. Jahoda

Educational resources and curriculum development pp. 332-334

C. Walter Stone

How to win the pentathlon—unifying theories of information science pp. 335-336

Donald J. Hillman

The relevance of information science to library‐school curricula pp. 337-338

Susan Artandi

Information science unlimited? … a position paper pp. 339-343

Irving M. Klempner

The relationship of information science to librarianship—problems and scientific training pp. 344-345

Vincent E. Giuliano

Foundations of a concept for an education program in information science pp. 346-351

Anthony Debons and Klaus Otten

The conference summary pp. 352-354

Jack Belzer

Part II papers generated by the conference on the methodology of curricular studies pp. 355-357

Vladimir Slamecka

An analysis of information science programs pp. 358-361

Ronald H. Hoyt

Education in information science pp. 362-365

R. M. Hayes

Information science: Some questions and answers pp. 366-368

R. A. Schlueter

Information science: Toward the development of a true scientific discipline pp. 369-376

M. C. Yovits

A comparison of a keyword from title index with a single access point per document alphabetic subject index pp. 377-380

G. Jahoda and Mary Lou Stursa

A new, generalized model for information‐transfer: A systems approach pp. 381-384

Frieda B. Libaw

Motion picture films as research data pp. 385-386

S. J. Kline and S. K. Cabeen

Computer based serials control system, biomedical library, ucla pp. 385-385

James Fayollat and Don Luck

Letter to the editor pp. 387-387

Charles L. Bernier

4/69‐2R Referativnyi Zhurnal, Nauchnaya I Tekhnicheskaya Informatsiya, Otdyelnyi Vypusk. 1963. Vsesoyuznyi Institut Nauchnoi i Tekhnicheskoi Informatsii, Moskva pp. 388-389

Jerzy Radziejowski

4/69‐1R computer‐based retrieval systems. 1969. Bernard Houghton (Ed.) Archon Books and Clive Bingley, Hamden, Connecticut. 136 pp. No. index. $5.00 pp. 388-388

Epsevia Vassilion

4/69‐4R data study. 1968. J. L. Jolley. McGraw‐Hill Book Company, New York (World University Library). 225 pp. index. $4.95 pp. 389-390

Theodore C. Hines

4/69‐3R Klassifikationssysteme und Thesauri; eine Anleitung zur Herstellung von Klassifikationssystemen und Thesauri im Bereich der Dokumentation. (Classifica (Classification systems and thesauri; a guide for the building of classification systems and thesauri in the field of documentation.) Soergel, Dagobert. 1969. Hrsg. v d. Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Dokumentation, e. V., Frankfurt a/M. 224 p. illus., flow diagrs., tables. Bibliography, sources, glossary pp. 389-389

Rose Stein

Volume 20, issue 3, 1969

Guest editorial pp. 185-185

A. Elias

Stability in the growth of knowledge pp. 186-197

Manfred Kochen

The effectiveness of automatically generated weights and links in mechanical indexing pp. 198-202

Susan Artandi and Edward H. Wolf

Optimal user search sequences and implications for information systems operation pp. 203-212

Norman R. Baker

On‐line access to information: NSF as an aid to the indexer/cataloger pp. 213-220

John L. Bennelt

Herman hollerith: data processing pioneer pp. 221-226

John H. Blodgett and Claire K. Schultz

Computer selection of keywords using word‐frequency analysis pp. 227-233

John M. Carroll and Robert Roeloffs

An analytical survey of virology literature reported in two announcement journals pp. 234-237

Kathleen H. Carroll

A graphic catalog card index pp. 238-246

Elizabeth M. Lewis

Bibliographic dimensions in information contol pp. 247-252

Seymour Lubetzky and R. M. Hayes

A general method for matching arbitrary logical statements in mechanized retrieval systems pp. 253-258

Wolfram Uhlmann

Indexing consistency and quality pp. 259-267

Pranas Zunde and Margaret E. Dexter

Is interindexer consistency a hobgoblin? pp. 268-278

William S. Cooper

User‐oriented information systems pp. 279-280

Rowena W. Swanson

Dictionary of facsimile transmission terminology pp. 280-280

Valerie A. Tucci and Norman Horrocks

Search laundry pp. 281-281

Clarence A. Sturdivant

St. ibusmae pp. 281-281

William K. Beatty

3/69‐1R annual review of information science and technology. Volume 3. 1968. Carlos A. Cuadra, Editor. American society for information science. Published by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. 457 pp. $15.00 pp. 283-283

Jonathan S. Tryon

3/69‐2R microphotography, photography and photofabrication at extreme resolution. 1968. G. W. W. Stevens. Wiley, Inc., N.Y. 2nd Ed. 510 pp. $25.00 pp. 283-284

Hubbard W. Ballou

3/69‐3R. H. Scher and W. L. Saunders. Education and training for scientific and technological library and information work. 1968. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London. 79 p pp. 284-285

Ann E. Prentice

3/69‐4R thesaurus of information science terminology. 1968. Claire K. Schultz. Rev. Ed. Communication Service Corporation, Washington, D.C. 246 pp. $4.00 pp. 285-285

Simon M. Newman

Volume 20, issue 2, 1969

Biographical sketches of information scientists pp. 109-110

Claire K. Schultz

Managerial cost accounting for a technical information center pp. 111-118

John G. Helmkamp

MEDLARS: report on the evaluation of its operating efficiency pp. 119-142

F. W. Lancaster

Biomedical literature: analysis of journal articles collected by a radiation‐ and cell‐biologist pp. 143-148

John D. Leith

A quantitative comparison of conventional information compression techniques in dental literature pp. 149-151

Kenneth C. Lynn

History of the american documentation institute—a sketch pp. 152-160

Claire K. Schultz and Paul L. Garwig

Vocabulary building and control techniques pp. 161-164

Eugene Wall

Use of an on‐line, video‐display computer system in medical research pp. 165-166

William E. Worley

The binary search algorithm pp. 167-167

Charles H. Davis

A benchmark calculation for retrieval by confluence of binary attributes in a random‐access computer pp. 168-169

Glenn K. Manacher

An open‐ended information retrieval system, including selective data collection pp. 169-171

David E. Flanigan

Nasa thesaurus pp. 172-172

David P. Waite

Bibliographies pp. 172-172

Simon M. Newman

2/69‐2 automation in libraries. 1968. Richard T. Kimber. Pergamon Press, New York, 140 pp. 45/ pp. 173-174

Jessica L. Harris

2/69‐3 computers in information science. 1968. Susan Artandi. Scarecrow Press, Metuchen, N.J., 145 pp. $4.00 pp. 174-175

Harold Nils Pelta

Volume 20, issue 1, 1969

Editorial looking at AD–1968 pp. 1-5

A. W. Elias

Theory, testing, and mechanization of the ABC retrieval system pp. 6-15

Berthold Altmann and Walter A. Riessler

Automated literature alerting system pp. 16-20

Pam Barney Brannon, Donald F. Burnham, Richard M. James and Lee Ann Bertram

On understanding user choices: Textual correlates of relevance judgments pp. 21-26

Carolyn Gifford and George J. Baumanis

Word‐word associations in document retrieval systems pp. 27-38

M. E. Lesk

Academic information centers pp. 39-49

Lois F. Lunin

Representing characters to computers pp. 50-60

C. E. Price

A comparison between manual and automatic indexing methods pp. 61-71

Gerard Salton

Effectiveness of information retrieval methods pp. 72-89

John A. Swets

Iterative strategy design pp. 90-91

Daniel U. Wilde

A study of indexer consistency pp. 92-94

Frances I. Hurwitz

Computerized numeric proofreading for a linofilm phototypesetter pp. 94-97

Leonard B. Taylor and Gerald G. Johnson

Letters to the editor pp. 98-99

Julie A. Virgo, Russell R. Miller and W. T. Brandhorst