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Ie Contents Synthetic Description Systems for Accurate Data Identification and Selection. Principles and Methods of Nutritional Data nanks Classification Practice in the USSR. Currellt Status and Development'IJends TheSwedish Socio· Economic Classification: Rationale and Fields of Application Unified Medical Language System: Progress Report International Classification Vol. 15 (1988) Nr. 2 UDC 025.4 + 168 + 001.4 (05) INTERNATIONAL Contents CLASSIFICATION Devoted to Concept Theory, Systematic Ter minology and Organization of Knowledge Editors Editorial Dr. phil. Ingetraut Dahlberg, 0-6000 Frankfurt Classification and its Practice 63 50, Wo ogstr. 36a, Editor-in-chief Articles Prof. Francis Miksa, Graduate School of Lib Haendlcr, H.: Synthetic description systems for accurate data identification rary and Information Science, University of and selection. Principles and methods of nutritional data banks 64 Te xas at Austin, Austin, TX, 78712-1276, USA Sukiasyan, E.R.: Classification practice in the USSR. Current status Prof. Jean M. Perreault, University Library, and development trends . 69 University of Alabama, P. O.B. 2600 Huntsville, Gouido, L:The Swedish Socia-Economic Classification: Rationale Alabama 35807, USA and fields of application .. 73 Prof. Arashanipalai Neeiameghan, 70/3 4th Reports and Communications Main Road, Bangalore 560055, India Humphreys, B.L.: Unified Medical Language System: Progress Report 85 co-sponsored by Systematics Association, 1987 Meeting - CSNA-88 Annual Meeting � 2nd - FIDICR (Federation Internationale de Do Conference of the International Federation of Classification Societies 1989 - cumentation, Committee on Classification Call for Papers: 1989 Europcan Meeting, Psychometric Society - British Rcsearch, address Prof. Nancy Williamson, Classification Society - German Society for Classification: Call for Papers Faculty of Library and Information Science, of 13th Annual Conference - Chemical Nomenclature and'Ierminological University of To ronto, 140 St. George Str., Science - Concept Analysis and Artificial Intclligence - E-mail Directory To ronto, Onl., M5S IAI, Canada and Artificial Intelligence (88) - LC Subject Authority File available Consulting Editors on CD-ROM (68) - Library of Congress Subjcct Headings (LCSH), 11th Mrs. Jean Aitchison, 12, Sollershott We st, Edition (68) - Classification Broadside (68) - BMDP Statistical Software (108). Letchworth, Herts., SG6 3PX, England FIDleRNews 23 Prof. Asterio T. Campos, Departemento de Bi Williamson, N.: FID/CR: Its future directions . 89 blioteconomia, Universidade de Brasilia, Bra U.K. CRG Meeting 26.'i and 266 - Forthcoming Meetings 1988/89: silia OF, Brazil Aug. 28-Sept. 3: IFLA Section of Classification and Indexing - Oct. 15-18: ASIS SIGICR - April 10-12: 13th Annual Conference of the Gesellschaft fUr Dr. A.I. Chernyi, VINITI, Moscow A-219 Bal Klassifikation - June 10-21: International Conference on Library tijskaja ul. 14, USSR Classification and its Functions - Summer 1990: 5th International Study Dipl. Math. Hermann Fangmeyer, Euratom Conference on Classification Research CCR C.E.T.l.S. (European Scientific Informa tion Processing Centre), 1-21020 Ispra, Italy Infoterm News Colloque sur l'histoire de la terminoiogie, Brussels, 25-26 Mar. 1988 - First Dip!. Volksw. Otto Gekeler, Burgunderweg 9, Latin-American Symposium on Te rminology, Universidad Simon Bolivar, D-7900 Ulm Caracas, VE, 4-8 April 1988 - Lectures on ,;Terminology science and terminQ Prof. Eric de Grolier, Conseil lnternational des logy work (with particular emphasis on computer-assisted methods)", Uni Sciences, I, rue Miollis, F-75 Paris 15e, France versidad Simon Bolivar, 11-15 April 1988 - 9th European Meeting on Cybcr netics and Systems Research, Vienna, Austria, 5-8 April 1988 - First Meeting Prof. Dr. Norbert Henrichs, Forschungsabt. In of working Groups of the Association for'Ierminology and KnowledgeTransfer, form. u. Dokum. des Philosophischen lnstituts Trier, 11- 14 Feb. 1988 - ISO Special Workshop on Terminology Standardization, der Universitat Dusseldorf, 0-4000 Dusseldorf, Universitatsstr. I, FRO Vienna, 24-26 Feb. 1988 - New Institute for the Theory of Science and Science Research - Lecture visit to China, 16-26 Nov. 1987 -Terminology ofTerminol Yukio Nakamura, Authorized Consulting Engi ogy - Mcetings 1988 - New publications (Monographs, Bibliographies, neer, 14-8 Nisikata-l Bunkyo-Ku, To kyo 113, Journals, Hidden Glossaries) . 96 Japan COCTANews Prof. Dr. EW. Riggs, Department of Political More work on concepts of development. (J.E. Lane) - INTERCOCTA Science, Univ. of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA Report (F.W. Riggs) 97 Book Reviews Mr. Mohinder Partap Satija, Department of lambu, M., Lebeaux, M.-O.: Cluster analysis and data analysis (P. Ihm) . 99 Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dahlberg, I. (Ed.): Klassifikation alsWerkzeug der Lehre und Forschung Dev University, Amritsar-143005, India (Classifikation as a tool in teaching and research) (Bauer) .... 99 Dr. Eugen Scibor, Institut Informaciji Nauko Maniez, J.: Les langages documentaires et classificatoires: conception, construc- weij. Technicznej i Ekonomicznej (IINTE), UI. tion et utilisation dans Ics systems documentaires (R. Bouche) ......... 100 Zurawia 3/5, 00-926Warszawa, Poland Aitchison, J. Gilchrist, A.: Thesaurus construction. A practical manual, 2nd ed. Prof. Alfredo Serrai, Universita degli Studi, via (R. Fugmann) . 101 Stazione S. Pietro 22, Roma, Italy Satija, M.P.: A primer on Ranganathan's book numbers (P.A. Cochrane) 102 Dykstra, M.: PRECIS: A primer (H. Schnelling) 103 Prof. Dr. Dagobert Soergel, School of Library Craven, T. C.: String Indexing (W. Godert) . 103 and Information Services, University of Mary Judge,A.J.N. (Ed.): Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential, land, College Park, MD., 20742, USA 2nd ed. (M.P. Satija) 104 Prof. Dr. Robert R. Sokal, State University of Judge, A.J.N. (Coord.): Global Action Networks. Classified Directory by NewYo rk, Stony Brook, NewYork 11794, USA Subject and Rcgion, 4th ed. (M.P.Satija) . 106 Gesellschaft fUr Klassifikation e.V. represented Harter, St.P.: Online information retrieval: Concepts, principles and techniques . by Dr. Robert Fugmann, Alte PoststraBe 13, (H. Strater) 107 0-6270 Idstein, FRO Classification Literature 15 (1988) No.2 . • • • . • . ... 109 Infoterm, c/o oster. Normungsinstitut, Postfach Author Index .... 125 130,A-l021Wien 025.4 168 001.4 (05) UDC + + INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION Devoted to Concept Theory, Systematic Terminology and Organization of Knowledge Editors: Dr. I. Dahlberg, Frankfurt; Prof. F. Miksa, Austin, TX; Prof. A. Neelameghan, Bangalore, India; Prof. J.M. 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Guntrum II KG, Postfach 180, 0-6407 Schlitz Vol. 15 (1988) No.2 Contents page I.e. Harald Haendler: Synthetic description systems for accurate data Gouicdo, L.: The Swedish Socio-Economic Classification: identification and selection. Principles and methods of nutritional Rationale and fields of application. lnt. Classif. 15 (1988) No. 2, data banks. In: Int. Classif. 15 (1988) No.2, p. 64-68, 14 refs. p. 73-84, 6 refs. The peculiarities of numerical data as stored in and retrieved from In social and demographic studies it is almost mandatory to use nutritional data banks require highly efficient systems for data classifications by socio-cconomic charactcristics to describe differ identification. The principles which have to be considered for ent population groups. Such characteristics can provide key link establishing such systems are demonstrated by the methods ages between different statistical systems for studies of various applied in the International Network of Feed Information sub-groups. Indicators of this kind have proved to be of value in Centres. Most important is the principle of (systematic) synthesis, predicting behaviours, attitudes, motives etc., ego regarding which has been used at two levels: (1) to synthesize the entire in socialization process, educational selection and achievement pro formeme/data unit by its constituents which arc the object, the cesses, and occupational role performances. property, and the conditions; and (2) by using a faceted descrip In Sweden several socio-economic classifications havc been used. tion system (thesaurus) for the identification of feeds as the ob This paper has as its prime purpose to disscminate the achieve ject. The last one is based on semantic factoring of feed denomina ments made by Statistics Sweden in developing a new classifica tions, whereby the analysis/synthcsis follows