Thesaurus Construction and Use: A Practical Manual / Edition 4

by Jean Aitchison, David Bawden, Alan Gilchrist

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780851424460
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/01/2000
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	8.25(w) x 11.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Alan Gilchrist, Jean Aitchison, David Bawden

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

This handbook on thesaurus construction outlines the purposes and uses of thesauri, the planning and design of thesauri, and the standards for thesaurus construction and development. It also discusses specific elements of thesaurus construction, like vocabulary control, specificity and compound terms, structure and relationships, auxiliary retrieval devises, displays, reconciliation and integration. Consideration is also given to issues of thesaurus management, and the demands of multilingual thesauri. An appendix features the AAT Compound Term Rules. Aitchison and Gilchrist are each consultants. Bawden teaches information science at City University London. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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