DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM - A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL - A SUMMARY - NCJRS TRANSLATION

• NCJ Number: 32504
• Author(s): G STEINHILPER; M BRAUMANN; I BOOS
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 8 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice; US Dept of Justice NIJ Pub
• Corporate Author: National Institute of Justice/NCJRS
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: TRANSLATION BY NELSON B ROSE OF PORTIONS OF AN ORIGINAL WORK IN GERMAN PUBLISHED BY BUNDESKRIMINALAMT, WIESBADEN, GERMANY

Annotation

PLANS FOR A WEST GERMAN FEDERAL CRIMINAL POLICE BUREAU CENTER PROCESSING CRIMINAL JUSTICE-RELATED DOCUMENTS AND REVIEW OF A PRELIMINARY OPERATIONAL EXPERIMENT.

Abstract

DOCUMENTS ON CRIMINALISTICS, CRIMINOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE PLANNING, RESEARCH AND PRACTICE WILL BE STORED IN AND RETRIEVABLE FROM A COMPUTER-ASSISTED INFORMATION PROCESSING CENTER. THE NUCLEUS OF THE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN 1976. IT IS INTENDED THAT ITS SERVICES WILL BE EXTENDED ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS TO CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICES AND TRAINING CENTERS, THE CRIMINOLOGICAL CENTER OF THE WEST GERMAN MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND THE CRIMINOLOGICAL INSTITUTES OF UNIVERSITIES AND COMPARABLE RESEARCH INSTALLATIONS, AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTATION CENTERS. FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS ARE EVENTUALLY TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PROCESSING. AN EXPERIMENT WAS CONDUCTED BY THE WEST GERMAN CRIMINAL POLICE OFFICE, USING THE GOLEM II (LARGE MEMORY ORIENTED, LIST ORGANIZED PROCESSING METHOD) INFORMATION SYSTEM. THE EXPERIMENT CLEARLY SHOWED THE POSSIBILITIES FOR MULTIDIMENSIONAL APPLICATION OF A COMPUTER-ASSISTED DOCUMENTATION SYSTEM. PASSAT (PROGRAM FOR THE AUTOMATIC SELECTION OF KEY WORDS FROM TEXTS) IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR USE IN SELECTING DESCRIPTORS TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE PROCESSING. HAVING THE AUTHORS THEMSELVES SUPPLY DESCRIPTORS TO BE USED IN PROCESSING THEIR WORKS IS ALSO REGARDED AS PRACTICABLE. FOR THE ORIGINAL OF THIS DOCUMENT IN GERMAN, SEE NCJ-14045.