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Author Broughton, Vanda.

Title Essential thesaurus construction / Vanda Broughton
Published London : Facet Pub., 2006

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Description 1 online resource (v, 296 pages) : illustrations
Contents Introduction -- What is a thesaurus? -- Tools for subject access and retrieval -- What a thesaurus is used for -- Why use a thesaurus? -- Types of thesaurus -- The format of a thesaurus -- Building a thesaurus I : vocabulary collection -- Vocabulary control 1 : selection of terms -- Vocabulary control 2 : form of entry -- Building a thesaurus 2 : term extraction from document titles -- Building a thesaurus 3 : vocabulary analysis -- The thesaural relationships -- Building a thesaurus 4 : introducing internal structure -- Building a thesaurus 5 : imposing hierarchy -- Building a thesaurus 6 : compound subjects and citation order -- Building a thesaurus 7 : conversion of the taxonomy to alphabetical format -- Building a thesaurus 8 : creating the thesaurus records -- Managing and maintaining the thesaurus : thesaurus software -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1. Sample titles for thesaurus vocabulary -- Appendix 2. Sample terms for the thesaurus -- Appendix 3. Facets at stage 1 of analysis -- Appendix 4. Facets at stage 2 of analysis -- Appendix 5. Completed systematic display -- Appendix 6. Thesaurus entries for sample page
Summary This practical text examines the criteria relevant to the selection of a subject management system, describing the characteristics of some common types of subject tool, and taking the novice step-by-step through the process of creating a system for a specialist environment
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 226-227) and index
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Subject Subject headings.
Subject cataloging.
Abstracting and Indexing
subject cataloging.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Library & Information Science -- General.
Thésaurus.
Subject cataloging
Subject headings
Thesaurusbouw.
Genre/Form controlled vocabularies.
Controlled vocabularies
Controlled vocabularies.
Vocabulaires contrôlés.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012464830
ISBN 9781856049849
1856049841
Other Titles Thesaurus construction