UDC 025.4(05) Vol. 3 (1976) No.2 INTERNATIONAL CLASSI FICATION -- ------ - ---- Journal on Theory and Practice of Universal and Special Classification Systems and Thesauri Zeitschrift zur Theorie und Praxis universaler und spezieller Klassifikationssysteme und Thesauri Editors/Herausgeber Dr. I. Dahlberg. Frankfurt. BRD (Editor·in·Chiefi Prof. Dr. Dr. A. Diemer. Diisseldorf.IlRD Prof. A. Neelameghan, Bangalore, Inoia Prof. J. M. Perreault. Huntsville, Ala., USA co·sponsored by F IDICR and by the I F LA I nternational Office for UBC in collaboration with I in ZusammenCirbeit mit Prof. P. Atherton, Syracuse, N.Y., USA Dr. A. I. Chernyj, Moscow. USSR Dipl. Math. H. Fangmever. Ispra, Italy Dipl.·Volksw. O. Gekeler, Ulm, BRD Prof. E. de Gralier, Paris, France Dr. F. Lang, Vienna, Austria Cons. Eng. V. Nakamura, Tokyo, Japan Dr. E. Seib�r. Warsaw, Poland Prof. Dr. D. Soergel, College Park, M,i., USA Prof. Dr. R. Sakal, Stony Brook, N. Y.• USA Prof. A. L. C. Vicentini t. 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Classificat. 3(1976) No.2, p. 67-74 In: Intern. Classificat. 3(1976) No. 2, p. 85--90 A methodology is