Description
Thesaurus Construction and Use (4th Ed.)
A Practical Manual
Language: English
Subject for Thesaurus Construction and Use:
Keywords
indexing; terms; compound; multilingual; thesauri; alphabetical; display; non-preferred; scope; note; TAF; Thesaurus Construction; LFP; Vice Versa; UMLS Metathesaurus; Retrieval Language; Unified Medical Language System; Alphabetical Display; CENTRO DE; Cranfield Project; Non-preferred Term; Multilingual Thesauri; ENERGIE SOLAIRE; Carbon Dioxide Fire Extinguishers; Search Thesaurus; Standard ANSI; Compound Term; Machine Readable Dictionary; Controlled Language; National Technical Information Service; NTIS; Ivory Coast; SN; Catering Equipment; AGRIS
Publication date: 12-2000
240 p. · 21x29.7 cm · Paperback
240 p. · 21x29.7 cm · Paperback
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A practical guide to the construction of thesauri for use in information retrieval, written by leading experts in the field. Includes: planning and design; vocabulary control; specificity and compound terms; structure and relationships; auxiliary retrieval devices; multilingual thesauri; AAT Compound Term Rules. The US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 Thesaurus construction standard is also covered.
Nature, purposes and uses of thesauri; planning and design of thesauri; standards for thesaurus construction and development; vocabulary control; specificity and compound terms; structure and relationships; auxiliary retrieval deviced; thesaurus displays; multilingual thesauri; construction techniques; thesaurus management; thesaurus reconciliation and integration; AAT compound term rules.
General and Professional
Alan Gilchrist, Jean Aitchison, David Bawden
A practical guide to the construction of thesauri for use in information retrieval, written by leading experts in the field.
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