This is the first of two volumes designed to meet the practical needs of terminologists, translators, lexicographers, subject specialists, standardizers and others who have to solve terminological problems in their daily work.

1. List of Illustrations; 2. Introduction (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 3. 1. Fundamental Principles of Terminology Management; 4. 1.1 Term Selection: The Initial Phase of Terminology Management (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 5. 1.2 Concept Representation; 6. 1.2.1 Term Formation (by Sager, Juan C.); 7. 1.2.2 Graphic and Other Semiotic Forms of Knowledge Representation in Terminology Management (by Galinski, Christian); 8. 1.3 Concept description; 9. 1.3.1 Terminological Definitions (by Besse, Bruno de); 10. 1.3.2 Frames and the Display of Definitions (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 11. 1.3.3 Terms and contexts (by Dubuc, Robert); 12. 1.4 Concept Systems; 13. 1.4.1 Representation of Concept Systems (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 14. 1.4.2 Systematic Concept Analysis within a Knowledge-Based Approach to Terminology (by Meyer, Ingrid); 15. 1.4.3 Multifaceted/Multidimensional Concept Systems (by Kageura, Kyo); 16. 1.4.4 Multidimensional Classification of Concepts and Terms (by Bowker, Lynne); 17. 2. Types of Terminology Management; 18. 2.1 Descriptive Terminology; 19. 2.1.1 Terminology Management for Technical Translation (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 20. 2.1.2 Medical Terminology Management (by Lynch, Clove); 21. 2.1.3 The Terms and Arts of Patentese: Wolves in Sheep's Clothing (by Lawson, Veronica); 22. 2.1.4 Descriptive Terminology in the Social Sciences (by Riggs, Fred W.); 23. 2.2 Prescriptive Terminology; 24. 2.2.1 Terminology Standardization: Management Strategies (by Wright, Sue Ellen); 25. 2.2.2 ISO 10241: Preparation and Layout of Terminology Standards (by Strehlow, Richard A.); 26. 2.2.3 Terminology Management in International Standardization ISO 472: Plastics - Vocabulary (by Schrade, Jean); 27. 2.2.4 Do's and Don'ts of Terminology Management (by Bowman, Catherine); 28. 2.2.5 Basic Resources for Assigning Chemical Names within the Field of Chemical Nomenclature (by Merritt, Joy E.); 29. 3. Language Policy and Technology; 30. 3.1 Multilingualis in Terminology Management (by Budin, Gerhard); 31. 3.2 Language Planning and Terminology Planning: The Francophone Experience (by Humbley, John); 32. 4. Intellectual Property Rights; 33. 4.1 Copyright and Terminology (by Galinski, Christian); 34. 5. Terminology Training; 35. 5.1 Aspects of Terminology Training (by Picht, Heribert); 36. Information Boxes; 37. Appendices; 38. Acknowledgements; 39. Authors' biographical information; 40. Index