Information Studies
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Item The description of statistical tables: a problem in data documentation.(1970) Soergel, Dagobert; Furmaniak, KarlReference to and direct storage of primary data is of growing importance. This explains the interest in the description of statistical tables. The brute-force approach to give each stratifier (that is, the list of all row captions or the list of all column captions) in full has its economical limits. A method is described which makes the description of a large number of large tables economically feasible. The basic idea is to replace the full listing of a stratifier (e.g. US counties) by a reference to a "prefabricated" stratifier available in a classification scheme (e.g. US geographical division) taking into account the hierarchical structure of such a scheme. Modification of prefabricated stratifiers is also possible in order to adapt to small variations occurring in actual tables. The method has also applications in thesaurus building.Item Some remarks on information languages, their analysis and comparison.(1967-12) Soergel, DagobertGeneral remarks on information languages Use of the term "Information Language" (IL) Purposes of an information language-requirements for an information language A general model for the structure of the ensemble of subjects Specializations of the general model Indicative and informative descriptions Analytic vs. synthetic relations Paradigmatic vs. syntagmatic relations Synthetic relations, roles, and categories Comparative list of some schemes given in the literature Principles of construction and state of work Some feature evolving from the comparison of some schemes of role indicators Cumulative and comparative list Sources of relations, role indicators, and categories References