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The purpose of this research is to investigate indexing issues that pertain to the development of digital libraries, including: the identification of sublanguage vocabulary; domain-specific indexing; and other indexing tools. Thesauri are needed for digital libraries in order to improve end-user access. To demonstrate the importance of thesauri to digital libraries, a mini-thesaurus will be constructed for the digital library domain. Specifically, the thesaurus will include terms that identify indexing methods and the infrastructure of digital libraries. The creation of the digital library thesaurus will reinforce the need for researchers to look at sublanguage vocabulary, and the need to use domain-specific indexing for all digital libraries. The terms will be extracted from abstracts and full text journal articles within three electronic research databases: "Library Literature,""Compendex," and from Internet resources. Three appendixes include a list of terms with definitions, the Digital Library Thesaurus hierarchical view, and the alphabetical view. (Contains 16 references.) (AEF)

1Boy Crusoe

By Allan Eric

Also published as" A Yankee Crusoe" . A 15 year old hard working and studious farm boy finds the lure of adventure on the seas as a merchant seaman more than he can resist. This is his story. " I was born in a little town in the State of Maine, near the close of the Civil War. My boyhood life did not differ materially from that of the average farmer's son in the remote country districts of New England--except, perhaps, that I read more and thought more. Hard work on the rugged soil, two terms each year in the little yellow country schoolhouse, a day's fishing now and then filled the early years of my life full to over-flowing. " What he gets is enough excitement and adventure to overflow his wildest dreams. How he experiences disaster and uses his wits and knowledge to overcome every problem makes for a great read. - Summary by Phil Chenevert