Contents- * Why Vocabulary Control? * Pre-coordinate & Post-coordinate Systems * Vocabulary Structure & Display * Gathering the Raw Material * Standards & Guidelines * Organization of Terms: The Hierarchical Relationship * Organization of Terms: The Associative Relationship * Terms: Form & Compounding * The Entry Vocabulary * Homography & Scope Notes * Thesaurus Display * Vocabulary Growth Updating * The Role of the Computer * Identifiers & Checklists * The Influences of Vocabulary on the Performance of a Retrieval System * Evaluation of Thesauri * Natural-language Searching & the Post-controlled Vocabulary * Hybrid Systems * Compatibility & Convertibility * Multilingual Aspects * Automatic Approaches to Thesaurus Construction * Some Cost-effectiveness Aspects of Vocabulary Control * Bibliography * Index. "The publisher's announcement claims that the original edition is an information science classic that has emerged as the 'bible' of indexing & retrieval vocabularies, & (is the) first definitive monograph devoted exclusively to controlled vocabularies in information retrieval. This may be hype, but few with any knowledge of the topic & its literature would strongly disagree with the evaluation.I would certainly hand the (second) edition to any novice who wanted a quick & clear understanding of.vocabulary control.Any collection with any slight pretension to coverage of library & information science literature will need this book."--Journal of the American Society for Information Science. To order: Information Resources Press, 1110 North Glebe Road, Suite 550, Arlington, VA 22201.