Ie Contents On the Invariance of Metrics on IR" under Certain Families of Transformations of IR" Observations on Standards and Guidelines Concerning Thesaurus Construction Integration of Thesauri in the Social Sciences Toward Establishment of Compatibility Between Indexing Languages UDC 025.4 + 168 + 001.4105) INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION Vol. 8 (1981) No.2 INTERNATIONAL CLASSI FICATION Devoted to Concept Theory, Systematic Terminology and Organization of Know­ ledge Editors Dr.phil. Ingetraut Dahlberg, 0-6000 Frank­ furt 50, Woogstr. 36a, Editor-in-chief Prof. Dr.med. Dr. phil. Alwin Diemer, Phi­ losophisches lnstitut der UniversWit Dussel­ dorf, DAOOO DUsseldorf 1, Universitatsstr. 1, FRG. Prof.Jean M.Perreault, University Library, University of Alabama, P. 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Dahlberg; Toward establishment of compatibility between 'Brasilia OF, Brazil , 86 indexing languages. ...... ......... .. Dr.A. 1. Cernyj, VINITI, Moscow A-2I9, Bal­ tijskaja ul.14, USSR Dipt. Math.Hermann Fangmeyer, Euratom Reports and Communications CCR C.E. T. L S.(European Scientific Infor­ S. Seetharama: 18th DR TC Annual Seminar (1981) on Information mation Processing Centre), 1-21020 lspra (Va­ Analysis and Consolidation: A Short Report. .. ...... 92 rese) Italy R. Kesselman: International Colloquy: Special Language Research Dipt. 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A problem of special interest in the field of cluster analysis is The Integrated Thesaurus is not intended to supplant well-estab· the characterisation of the metrics on IRn which are invariant lished thesauri,but to act a� a master reference tool, which could under certain groups of transformation of !R". If all variables serve as an aid in searching across data bases or as a switching under consideration are measured on an intervall scale it is mechanism, The first step in compilation should be the merging appropriate to usc metrics which are invariant under the group of terms to form a Descriptor Bank. This can reveal both inat· of transformations generated by the diagonal n X n-matrices and ches and inconsIstencies, but is limited by its verbal and alpha· the translations of ]Rn. The characterisation of these metrics betical approach. To compare the merged terms at the concept leads to a frustrating result: This article proofs that any metric level analysis in sub-fields is proposed within a classification fra· invariant under this group of transformations treats the intervall mework, preferably one with a 'faceted structure, such as the variables as classificatory variables. In case of ratio variables second edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification.The clas­ one can restrict one's attention to IRIlT and the group of posi· sification would serve as the master against which the terms from tive diagonal·matrix-transformations of IRn. The result is better the merged information languages, arranged in a compatibility now: A logarithm-like mapping ofRn+ to rn,n makes it possible matrix, would be-- compared. The master classification would be to identify these metrics with the (well known translation·in­ modified during interaction with the matrix terms, and emerge variant metrics on IRn. (Author) as the Integrated Thesaurus in a format similar to that of the BSI ROOT Thesaurus, having a detailed classified display and full alphabetical section. The compatibility data could be displayed either in the classified or alphabetical section. An example is worked out in the sub-field of Unemployment using terms from 5 thesauri and the UDC. Finally consideration is given to multi­ lingual implications, testing and updating. (Author) Somers, H. L.: Observations on standards and guidelines con­ Dahlberg, I.: Toward establishment of compatibility between cerning thesaurus construction. indexing languages In: Int. Classif.8 (1981) No.2, p: 69-� 74,13 refs. In: Int. Classif. 8 (1981) No. 2, p. 86 �91, 31 refs. An attempt is made to compare the existing standards and Outlines previous work done in the field of compatibility between guidelines for thesaurus construction and development,focussing indexing languages (IL), and describes the scope, limitations and particularly on the ISO, BSI