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THE MAKING OF TEST THESAURUS OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC TERMS

FINAL REPORT OF

PROJECT LEX Office of Naval Research

November 1967

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THE MAKING OF TEST Thesaurus of Engineering and Scientific Terms

Final Report of

Project LEX A Task Force For The Preparation Of A Department of Defense Technical Thesaui-as Standardization Project No. MISC-0359

BY J. Heston Heald Cffice of Naval Pesearch

1967

This document has been approved for public release and sale; its distribution is unlimited.

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"Think like a vise man but communicate in the language of the people - - Willism Butler Yeats

CONTENTS

I.

Introduction . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 1

II. The Contemporary Thesaurus .................

111. The Need fur an Interdisciplinary Thesaurus ........

TV. The Establishment of Project LEX ..............

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Joint Arrangement with EJC . ..

VI. Administration .......................

VVIIII.I. ACocnqvueisnittiioonnss .................... . . .......... .................... ..

3 4 6

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IX. Working Panel Sessions

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XXI.. EDdivitisiaonndsRoevfieTwEST ........................... .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. 3357

XII. Publication .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 43

XIII. Beyond Project LEX .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .4

XXVIV. . RCoensucllutssio..n..s............ .. .. .. ............................. .. .. .. ........ . .. 4496

Appendix 1. DDR&E Memorandum establishing Project LEX . . . 51

Appendix 2. Focal Point Membr,rs and Mission Statement . . .67

Appendix 3. Panel Participants and Working Schedule . ...

73

Appendix 4. Letter - Chief of Naval Research to

Engineers Joint Council - Working Agreement.. 85

Appendix 5. Recommendation to COSATI ....

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... 95

Appendix 6. Bibliography of Reference Material used by

Project LEX .............

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Appendix 7. Thesaurus Rules and Conventions ...........

13 .. 139

Appendix 8. Linotron Composition Specifications .... ...... 149

Appendix 9. Proposed Plan for Continuing DoD Thesaurus

Work .............

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161

Appendix 10. Description of Thesaurus Magnetic Tape ....

171

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INTRODUCTION

"'he primary objective of Project imX was to prepare a DoD-

wide scientific and technical thesaurus. The Project officially

began operations on 13 December 1965, and although its work was

essentially completed on 31 May7 1967, a sall element remained

activated to monitor the printing and primary distribution and

to prepare this report as well as to handle termination matters.

The reasons for a DoD-wide thesaurus, the establishment of Pro-

ject LEX, its organization, managemnt, philosphy, and opera-

tional procedures, Its joining hands with Engineers Joint Council

and the resultant publication of the Thesaurus of .gnineering and

Scientific Terms are discussed along with some describing sta-

tistics.

Appended to this report are documents which provide

Immediate reference and are pertinent as matters of the final

record.

The author gratefully acknowledges the assistance of Ws. M. Louise Flemn In compiling much of the material and preparing the report for publication. Also acknowledged is the contribution of Mr. David S. Weaver, Engineers Joint Council, who prepared the detailed printing specifications from which the programs for computer controlled typesetting were prepared.

These appear in Appendix 8.

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