THESAURUS FOR AIDS BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION INFORMATION

THE OVERALL AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A THESAURUS TO CONTROL ACCESS TO AND INDEXING OF INFORMATION ABOUT AIDS BEHAVIORAL (OR LIFESTYLE) INTERVENTIONS. PHASE I OBJECTIVES INCLUDE: (1) DEFINING THE N*EDS OF INFORMATION SPECIALISTS AND OTHERS TO INDEX AND ACCESS AIDS BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION INFORMATION AT FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL LEVELS; (2) DEVELOPING A PRELIMINARY THESAURUS, INCLUDING CONCEPTUAL AND CLASSIFICATION STRUCTURES, CONTROLLED VOCABULARY, AND LEAD-IN VOCABULARY REFLECTING AIDS BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTIONS; (3) PLANNING FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING VOCABULARY ENHANCEMENTS, A COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM TO AID FULL-SCALE DEVELOPMENT, AND FIELDTESTING OF THE PRELIMINARY THESAURUS STRUCTURES AND VOCABULARIES; AND (4) WRITING A REPORT AND PROPOSAL FOR PHASE II.