A general concept network structure for the production of index displays

摘要

Desirable characteristics of index displays are outlined; and a single underlying structure for a production of a variety of index displays is proposed, namely a network in which both concepts and links between concepts are represented by nodes, so that information about both may be stored using the same mechanisms. Algorithmic extraction of subnetworks for local or modular use is discussed, as well as possible approaches to structuring of index displays. Some details are given on implementation to date using a DEC system-10 COBOL ISAM database, and on experimentation with display generation.