8.0400 Seminar: Thesaurus Design (1/146)
Elaine Brennan (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Wed, 22 Mar 1995 00:53:04 EST
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 8, No. 0400. Wednesday, 22 Mar 1995.
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 1995 08:33:48 -0500 (EST)
From: Joseph Galron <jgalron@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Subject: WORKSHOP: Thesaurus Design for Information Systems
Thesaurus Design for Information Systems
Friday, May 12, 1995
Sixty East Club, 60 E. 42nd St. New York City
A Professional Development Seminar taught by Bella Hass Weinberg,
sponsored by St. John's University, Division of Library and Information
Science and The School of Continuing Education
Thesaurus Design for Information Systems is a one-day seminar that
will introduce the design of controlled vocabularies. Topics to be
covered include formulation of descriptors, term relationships,
thesaurus format, and screen display. Computer-assisted techniques
of thesaurus development will also be discussed, as will the conversion
of the cross-references of frequently revised books to a thesaurus
structure.
Information scientists, librarians, and indexers should benefit from
the seminar. No prior training in library and information science is
required. Continuing Education Units (.6 CEU) may be received by
those attending.
The seminar was first offered in 1991. Excellent evaluations were
received from those attending both the 1991 and the 1993 seminars.
A report on the 1993 seminar appeared in Key Words: The Newsletter of
the American Society of Indexers (July/Aug.1993).
Early registration is recommended, as space is limited. Please photocopy
the registration form for additional attendees.
Travel Information
American Express Business Travel is the official agent for the seminar.
For discount airline and/or hotel reservations, call Miriam Brestin,
Travel Services Manager, during normal business hours at (800) 530-8978.
The Sixty East Club is easy to reach by subway, bus, or railroad.
Thesaurus Design for Information Systems
Date: Friday, May 12, 1995
Place: Sixty East Club, 60 East 42nd Street, New York City
(The Lincoln Building, opposite Grand Central Station, 27th floor)
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
9:00 - 9:30 Registration and Coffee
9:30 - 10:40 Formulation of Descriptors
10:40 - 11:00 Break
11:00 - 12:30 Term Relationships
12:30 - 1:45 Lunch
1:45 - 3:00 Thesaurus Format
3:00 - 3:20 Break
3:20 - 4:40 Thesaurus Management
4:40 - 5:00 Questions and Answers
Registration Fees
$110 covers the seminar, lunch, coffee breaks, and handouts
$ 65 for students and St. John's University staff
$ 5 for .6 Continuing Education Units (optional)
Preregistration fees (until April 24, 1995)
$100 regular
$ 60 students and SJU staff
Seminar Instructor
Bella Hass Weinberg chaired the committee of the National Information
Standards Organization that developed the revised American National
Standard on thesaurus construction, published in 1994. She is a Past
President of the American Society of Indexers, and is active in the
American Society for Information Science.
As a Professor in the Division of Library and Information Science at
St. John's University, she teaches graduate courses on indexing and
abstracting as well as information science.
Dr. Weinberg consults on the design of large-scale indexing and
thesaurus projects. She has done research on thesaurus structure
under a grant from the National Science Foundation and has published
extensively on linguistics and information science.
__________________________________
For further information, contact:
James A. Benson, Director
Division of Library and Information Science
St. John's University
Jamaica, New York 11439
Email: BensonJ@SJUVM.STJOHNS.EDU
Fax: (718) 380-0353
Tel: (718) 990-6200
____________________________
Receipts will be mailed only upon request. Cancellation and refund
requests will be honored if made by May 5, 1995, and are subject to
a $10 processing fee.
Thesaurus Design for Information Systems
May 12, 1995 Registration Form
Please type or print in block letters.
Today's Date ________________
Name
Title
Organization
Address
City, State, Zip
Daytime Phone
Social Security Number (for those requesting
Continuing Education Credit)
Lunch Choice:
Chicken _____ Fish _____
Vegetarian _____ Kosher _____
____$100 Preregistration fee (must be received by April 24, 1995)
____$110 Registration fee
____$60 Preregistration fee for students and St. John's University
staff (until April 24, 1995)
____$65 Registration fee for students and St. John's University staff
____$5 for .6 Continuing Education Units (optional)
____ Total enclosed
Checks should be made payable to:
ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
and mailed by May 5, 1995 to:
THESAURUS SEMINAR
Division of Library and Information Science
St. John's University
Jamaica, New York 11439