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The Semantics of Precis Vocabulary Control and the RIN System


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In the previous session we were concerned with the syntax or grammar of string writing, and the mechanics of entry construction. We move on now to the semantic side of the system: that is, establishing terms which, because they are mentally associated with terms in strings, might also function as a user's access points to the alphabetical index.
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Derek Austin
The British Library, Subject Systems Office, Bibliographic Services Division, 7 Rathbone Street, London Wip 2 AL
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Derek Austin
The British Library, Subject Systems Office, Bibliographic Services Division, 7 Rathbone Street, London Wip 2 AL, United Kingdom

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In the previous session we were concerned with the syntax or grammar of string writing, and the mechanics of entry construction. We move on now to the semantic side of the system: that is, establishing terms which, because they are mentally associated with terms in strings, might also function as a user's access points to the alphabetical index.