Assignment 2: Thesaurus Construction
Jewell Ludwigsen
October 2012
Vocabulary Design
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THESAURUS CONSTRUCTION ANALYSIS:
The construction of this thesaurus began with 15 subject statements located on page---of this document. Geared toward varying library topics and subject matter, I was able to
create a viable thesaurus through three distinct processes, these include: facet analysis,
constructed relations, and final term selections. Each section has it's own process which
will be further outlined as this paper progresses.
To begin with the construction of a thesaurus we have to be able to understand
what a thesaurus is. In the Week 7 Lecture, includes a quote defining the purpose of a
thesaurus:
“A tool designed to support effective information retrieval by guiding
indexers and searchers to consistently choose the same terms for expressing a
given concept or combination of concepts”
(Clarke, 2001).
In our course book, Thesaurus construction and use: a practical manual, a thesaurus is
defined as being “a vocabulary of controlled indexing language, formally organized so
that a priori relationships between concepts are made explicit, to be used in information
retrieval systems, ranging from the card catalogue to the Internet”(Aitchison, 2001, p.1).
In both cases a thesaurus allows users to find information better through the use of
indexing terms and categorization that eliminates redundancies in databases and retrieval
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systems.
Facet analysis, the first step of this thesaurus construction, involves dividing
selected terms into various categories (i.e. facets). I began this process by first
identifying terms within the subject sentences. You can see this process in Section A of
this document, located on page 7. The identified terms have been highlighted in bold. It
can be seen in most sentences that the majority of terms have been highlighted. These
terms can then be categorized appropriately into the various categories and facets.
Facet analysis involves various category sections, these include entities based on
characteristics (abstract entities, naturally occurring entities, living entities, artifacts,
attributes, materials, parts, whole entities, and complex entities) as well as entities based
on function (agents, equipment, patients, and end-products). Following entities is
actions/activities (processes/functions, and operations), space/place/location, and finally
time. Most, if not all, terms can be assigned to an appropriate category within the facet
analysis.
Some basic steps to go through is to make sure that grammatical errors are
addressed. This can include noun phrases, addressing adverbs and verbs, singular and
plural forms, as well as concrete entities, slang terms, and hyphens. When working with
plural and singular forms it can be determined on the form with which the term in being
used, as well as whether it is a concrete entity. This is the concept addressing 'how
many?' but not 'how much?'. I went through this process when addressing such terms as
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technologies, brokers, classifying, mission statement, antiquities, and computers. I based
many of this on what seemed most appropriate for the thesaurus term creation. We
addressed some of these issues in class, and I felt confident in my judgement. I did find
difficulty in addressing the placement and form of some terms. These included DVD,
bibliometric, OPAC, Inter-library loan. There was also the need to address whether the
time period category and whether to assign 'future' to this section or place it somewhere
else, at this stage I was unsure if it would need to be included in the final selection, or if
it would disappear in the process of term selection. I faced some difficulty with
evolution as well. It can be considered a process but then also an operation. The
placement is questionable. Further evaluation my term assignments can be seen in
Section B located on page 7 and 8 of this document.
The next step in the process of thesaurus creation involves generating the various
hierarchical relationships between terms which involves identifying BT (broader term),
and NT (narrower term). The associative relationship is addressed by using the concept
of RT (related term). I was able to organize this by using the provided class thesaurus
software, TheW32. Utilizing two different Web-based thesauri provided (ASIS&T
Thesaurus of Information Science and Librarianship and the Library Literature and
Information Science Full Text database thesaurus), I was able to enter my selected terms
and develop the relationship based on information provided by the thesauri. This
involved basic searching for more common terms, and the further evaluation for more
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specific terminology. Some times I would use both thesauri to get a thorough
understanding of the relationships, and at other times I would experience difficulty in
finding a more specific term. Depending of the term I was searching for, I was able to
use one database to enhance a search on the other database to find better relationships.
At this point in thesaurus creation I was able to evaluate the terms that I had first
created and then further modify them. Some examples of this are identified in the
evaluation of handicapped people. There are various forms in which this term can be
addressed, and many times the preferred term can be different amongst the databases.
This can be seen in Section C on pages 8 to 13 of this document. Adaptive technologies
was identified as being utilized by disabled persons, or handicapped persons. 'Library
and Information Science' was further divided into 'Library' and then 'Information
Science', which created the possibility for the various library settings and forms creating
a more in-depth relationship. Bibliometrics was a term that I had difficulty locating, but
was able to utilize one database to enhance a search in the other database which
produced the term informetrics. At this point I was unsure what to do with some term
selections. This included 'evolution', '1999-2000', and 'knowledge brokers'. I decided to
leave the time period alone. Evolution, knowledge brokers, and few others did not
receive any relations because they did not produce any viable sources when searched in
the database. I found that some terms did not have an appropriate place with in the term
relations because they would not have been appropriate for a thesaurus that is being
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created for library professionals. Basing my selections on the subject matter presented
and the selected audience I was able to decide how far in-depth I needed to go with each
term when it came to developing related terms, narrower terms, and broader terms. For
example, journals could have been narrowed down to type, which I decided on
scholarly journals because of the audience of the thesaurus. Users would not necessarily
be looking for newspaper materials, so the journal term was focused on scholarly
journals.
The final part of thesaurus creation involves the selection of final terms. This
process involves the insertion of scope notes for the appropriate entries, as well as
“USE” and “UF”. I relied on the Web thesauri to identify these notes, and then attached
scope notes to terms that I believed required further clarification. This process involved
identifying preferred terms within the thesaurus. For example, “Children's Libraries”
preferred term is “Children's Library Services”, this helped in the clarification and
helped to encompass a larger scope that could then be addressed with BT's, NT's, RT's
that all help to enhance the terms meaning. For Alberta, I had the preferred term set up
as Canada and then further enhanced that by making the Broader Term of North America
which would then encompass the United States and Canada. I did not include Mexico
into that listing because it had not been specifically identified in the subject statements
as needing to be addressed. I had some trouble sorting through some terms that appeared
similar, but decided to create Scope Notes for the various library settings so that users
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would understand the variety. Britain involved three steps just to get to the preferred
term. Going from Britain to Great Britain, then finally to the United Kingdom. It was
interesting deciding what terms needed to be further identified in order to make sure that
the terms were being used correctly.
I found this assignment to be a fun test of vocabulary and word usage. By being
able to understand your audience, in this case librarians, you are better able to provide a
thorough and understandable thesaurus for them to use. The thesaurus software was fun
to use and I wouldn't be surprised if I explore it a little more to practice creating thesauri
in the future.
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(Section A.)
SUBJECT STATEMENTS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
The place of knowledge brokers in the Canadian health research community.
The evolution of evidence-based librarianship in Britain.
Inter-library loan policies of community college libraries in Northern Alberta.
Ordering catalogue cards for rural reference libraries.
Using the computer to catalogue video programs in school library media centres.
Story-time ideas for toddlers, moms and dads.
Evaluating instruction for seniors in the use of the OPAC in public libraries.
The future of DVD-technology for archiving community newspapers.
A bibliometric analysis of scholarly journals in library and information science for the
period of 1990-2000.
10. Recommendations for standards for designing web sites for the physically handicapped.
11. Statistics on the impact of internet technologies on the undergraduates' uses of the academic
library.
12. A history of the design of reference and information services for the children's library.
13. Classifying and indexing metadata protocols for small-scale digital libraries.
14. A discourse analysis of library school mission statements in North America.
15. An evaluation of Library of Congress Classification for antiquities.
(Section B.)
FACET ANALYSIS:
Abstract Entities:
◦ antiquities
◦ bibliometrics
◦ communities
◦ evidence based librarianship
◦ health research
◦ history
◦ ideas
◦ information science
◦ librarianship
◦ metadata
◦ policies
◦ protocols
◦ recommendations
◦ standards
◦ statistics
◦ technology
Artifacts:
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
Agents
Patients
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catalog cards
computers
video programs
OPACs
DVDs
newspapers
journals
Web sites
Internet
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
academic libraries
children's libraries
community college libraries
digital libraries
knowledge brokers
librarians
libraries
library schools
reference libraries
rural libraries
school library media centres
Operations
◦ analysis
◦ archiving
◦ cataloging
◦ classification
◦ design
◦ evaluation
◦ indexing
◦ information services
◦ instruction
◦ interlibrary loan
◦ ordering
◦ reference services
◦ research
◦ storytime
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
◦
dads
moms
physically handicapped people
seniors
toddlers
undergraduate students
Processes:
◦ evolution
Space:
◦
◦
◦
◦
Alberta
Britain
Canada
North America
Time:
◦ 1990-2000
◦ future
Complex Actions:
◦ discourse
Complex Entities:
◦ bibliometrics
◦ mission statements
(Section C.)
CONSTRUCTED RELATIONS:
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
NT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
RT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
RT
DISABLED PERSONS
ADULTS
NT
AGED
AGED
BT
ADULTS
ANTIQUITIES
BT
HISTORY
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ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
BT
CATALOGING
RT
ARCHIVES
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
BT
RESEARCH
ARCHIVES
RT
ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
NT
VIDEO RECORDINGS
BIBLIOMETRICS
BT
INFORMETRICS
CANADA
BT
NORTH AMERICA
CATALOG CARDS
BT
EQUIPMENT
CATALOGING
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
NT
ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
CHILDREN
BT
YOUTH
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
NT
MEDIA CENTRES
RT
STORYTELLING
CLASSIFICATION
BT
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
RT
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
RESEARCH
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
NT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
RT
CLASSIFICATION
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
BT
STUDENTS
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
BT
SCHOOLS
NT
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
RT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
BT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
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COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
NT
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
BT
EQUIPMENT
NT
COMPUTERS
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
BT
CATALOGING
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
COMPUTERS
BT
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
DATABASE DESIGN
BT
DESIGN
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
RT
METADATA
DESIGN
NT
DATABASE DESIGN
SCREEN DESIGN
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
RT
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
DISABLED PERSONS
RT
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
DISCOURSE
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
BT
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
DVDS
RT
VIDEO RECORDINGS
DVDS
NT
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
EDUCATION
NT
LIBRARY EDUCATION
EQUIPMENT
NT
CATALOG CARDS
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
EVOLUTION
FATHERS
BT
PARENTS
GREAT BRITAIN
BT
UNITED KINGDOM
HISTORY
NT
ANTIQUITIES
11
INDEXING
BT
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION SCIENCE
RT
LIBRARIANSHIP
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
BT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RT
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
INFORMATION SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
RT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
RESEARCH
INFORMETRICS
NT
BIBLIOMETRICS
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
INTERNET
NT
WORLD WIDE WEB
JOURNALS
KNOWLEDGE BROKERS
LIBRARIANS
LIBRARIANSHIP
NT
COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP
EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARIANSHIP
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANSHIP
RT
INFORMATION SCIENCE
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
LIBRARIES
NT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
MEDIA LIBRARIES
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
RT
ARCHIVES
LIBRART AUTOMATION
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
NT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
RT
ARCHIVES
INFORMATION SERVICES
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
12
STORYTELLING
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
BT
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
NT
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
RT
LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
LIBRARY CATALOGS
NT
ONLINE CATALOGS
LIBRARY EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
RT
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
BT
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
NT
INFORMATION SERVICES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
BT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RT
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
LIBRARIANSHIP
LIBRARY EDUCATION
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
NT
CATALOGING
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
MASS MEDIA
NT
NEWSPAPERS
WORLD WIDE WEB
MEDIA CENTRES
BT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARIES
METADATA
RT
DATABASE DESIGN
METADATA STANDARDS
METADATA STANDARDS
BT
STANDARDS
RT
METADATA
MISSION STATEMENTS
MOTHERS
BT
PARENTS
NEWSPAPERS
BT
MASS MEDIA
13
SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NT
CANADA
UNITED STATES
ONLINE CATALOGS
BT
LIBRARY CATALOGS
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
NT
CATALOGING
CLASSIFICATION
DATABASE DESIGN
INDEXING
PARENTS
NT
FATHERS
MOTHERS
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
NT
RURAL LIBRARIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCE SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
RT
INFORMATION SERVICES
RESEARCH
NT
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
RT
CLASSIFICATION
INFORMATION SERVICES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
RT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
RURAL LIBRARIES
BT
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
SMALL LIBRARIES
SCHOOLS
NT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
SCREEN DESIGN
BT
DESIGN
RT
WEB DESIGN
SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
NT
NEWSPAPERS
SMALL LIBRARIES
NT
RURAL LIBRARIES
STANDARDS
NT
METADATA STANDARDS
STATISTICS
STORYTELLING
RT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
14
STUDENTS
NT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
TECHNOLOGY
TODDLERS
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
UNITED KINGDOM
NT
GREAT BRITAIN
UNITED STATES
BT
NORTH AMERICA
UNIVERSITIES
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
VIDEO RECORDINGS
BT
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
RT
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
RT
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
WEB
WEB SITES
BT
WORLD WIDE WEB
RT
SCREEN DESIGN
WORLD WIDE WEB
BT
INTERNET
MASS MEDIA
NT
WEB SITES
YOUTH
NT
CHILDREN
(Section D.)
FINAL THESAURUS TERMS SELECTION:
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
UF
COLLEGE LIBRARIES
UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
NT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
RT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
RT
DISABLED PERSONS
ADOLESCENTS
NT
YOUTH
ADULTS
NT
AGED
AGED
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UF
SENIOR CITIZENS
BT
ADULTS
ALBERTA
USE CANADA
ANTIQUITIES
BT
HISTORY
ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
UF
ARCHIVING
BT
CATALOGING
RT
ARCHIVES
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
BT
RESEARCH
ARCHIVES
RT
ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
ARCHIVING
USE ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
NT
VIDEO RECORDINGS
BIBLIOMETRICS
BT
INFORMETRICS
BRITAIN
USE GREAT BRITAIN
CANADA
UF
ALBERTA
BT
NORTH AMERICA
CATALOG CARDS
BT
EQUIPMENT
CATALOGING
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
NT
ARCHIVAL CATALOGING
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
CHILDREN
UF
TODDLERS
BT
YOUTH
CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES
USE CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
UF
CHILDREN'S LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
NT
MEDIA CENTRES
RT
STORYTELLING
CLASSIFICATION
BT
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
16
RT
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
RESEARCH
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
NT
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
RT
CLASSIFICATION
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
COLLEGE LIBRARIES
USE ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
COLLEGE STUDENTS
UF
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
BT
STUDENTS
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
BT
SCHOOLS
NT
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
RT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
COMMUNITIES
COMMUNITY COLLEGE LIBRARIES
BT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
NT
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
BT
EQUIPMENT
NT
COMPUTERS
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
BT
CATALOGING
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
COMPUTERS
BT
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
DADS
USE FATHERS
DATABASE DESIGN
BT
DESIGN
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
RT
METADATA
DESIGN
NT
DATABASE DESIGN
SCREEN DESIGN
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
UF
ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES
BT
LIBRARIES
RT
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
17
DISABLED PERSONS
UF
HANDICAPPED PERSONS
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS
RT
ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
DISCOURSE
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
BT
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
DVDS
RT
VIDEO RECORDINGS
DVDS
NT
DVD-VIDEO DISCS
EDUCATION
UF
INSTRUCTION
NT
LIBRARY EDUCATION
INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
STORYTELLING IN EDUCATION
ELECTRONIC LIBRARIES
USE DIGITAL LIBRARIES
EQUIPMENT
NT
CATALOG CARDS
COMPUTER EQUIPMENT
EVALUATION
EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
FATHERS
UF
DADS
BT
PARENTS
GREAT BRITAIN
UF
BRITAIN
BT
UNITED KINGDOM
HANDICAPPED PERSONS
USE DISABLED PERSONS
HISTORY
NT
ANTIQUITIES
ILL
USE INTERLIBRARY LOANS
INDEXING
BT
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
INFORMATION SCIENCE
RT
LIBRARIANSHIP
INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
RT
INFORMATION SCIENCE
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
18
BT
RT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION
INFORMATION SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
RT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
RESEARCH
INFORMETRICS
SN
Here are entered works on the Statistical and mathematical treatment of problems in the
fields of library and information science.
NT
BIBLIOMETRICS
INSTRUCTION
USE EDUCATION
INTERLIBRARY LOANS
UF
ILL
BT
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANSHIP
BT
LIBRARIANSHIP
INTERNET
NT
WORLD WIDE WEB
JOURNALS
USE SCHOLARLY PERIODICALS
KNOWLEDGE BROKERS
LIBRARIANS
LIBRARIANSHIP
UF
LIBRARY SCIENCE
NT
COMPARATIVE LIBRARIANSHIP
EVIDENCE BASED LIBRARIANSHIP
INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANSHIP
RT
INFORMATION SCIENCE
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
LIBRARIES
NT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
DIGITAL LIBRARIES
MEDIA LIBRARIES
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
RT
ARCHIVES
LIBRART AUTOMATION
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
NT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
RT
ARCHIVES
19
INFORMATION SERVICES
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
STORYTELLING
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
BT
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
NT
COMPUTERIZED CATALOGING
RT
LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
LIBRARY CATALOGS
NT
ONLINE CATALOGS
LIBRARY EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
RT
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
BT
CLASSIFICATION SCHEMES
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
NT
INFORMATION SERVICES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
REFERENCE SERVICES
LIBRARY OUTREACH SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
LIBRARY SCHOOLS
BT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
RT
INFORMATION SCIENCE SCHOOLS
LIBRARIANSHIP
LIBRARY EDUCATION
LIBRARY SCIENCE
USE LIBRARIANSHIP
LIBRARY TECHNICAL SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
NT
CATALOGING
COLLECTION MANAGEMENT
INTERLIBRARY LOAN
MASS MEDIA
NT
NEWSPAPERS
WORLD WIDE WEB
MEDIA CENTRES
UF
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
SCHOOL LIBRARIY MEDIA CENTRES
BT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARIES
METADATA
RT
DATABASE DESIGN
METADATA STANDARDS
METADATA STANDARDS
BT
STANDARDS
20
RT
METADATA
MISSION STATEMENTS
MOMS
USE MOTHERS
MOTHERS
UF
MOMS
BT
PARENTS
NEWSPAPERS
BT
MASS MEDIA
SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
NORTH AMERICA
NT
CANADA
UNITED STATES
ONLINE CATALOGS
UF
ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGS
OPAC
BT
LIBRARY CATALOGS
ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGS
USE ONLINE CATALOGS
OPAC
USE ONLINE CATALOGS
ORGANIZATION OF INFORMATION
NT
CATALOGING
CLASSIFICATION
DATABASE DESIGN
INDEXING
PARENTS
NT
FATHERS
MOTHERS
PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS
USE DISABLED PERSONS
PROTOCOLS
USE STANDARDS
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
SN
Libraries which are open to the public and are owned or supported by various levels of
government.
BT
LIBRARIES
NT
RURAL LIBRARIES
RECOMMENDATIONS
REFERENCE SERVICES
BT
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
LIBRARY OPERATIONS
RT
INFORMATION SERVICES
RESEARCH
NT
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH
RT
CLASSIFICATION
21
INFORMATION SERVICES
RESEARCH LIBRARIES
SN
Libraries containing extensive collections of materials in one or more subjects, usually
including primary sources, that are available for the use of qualified researchers.
BT
LIBRARIES
RT
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
RURAL LIBRARIES
SN
Public libraries serving rural populations.
BT
PUBLIC LIBRARIES
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
RT
SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
SCHOLARLY PERIODICALS
UF
JOURNALS
SCHOOL LIBRARIES
USE MEDIA CENTRES
SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA CENTRES
USE MEDIA CENTRES
SCHOOLS
NT
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
SCREEN DESIGN
BT
DESIGN
RT
WEB DESIGN
SENIOR CITIZENS
USE AGED
SERIAL PUBLICATIONS
NT
NEWSPAPERS
RT
SCHOLARLY JOURNALS
STANDARDS
UF
PROTOCOLS
NT
METADATA STANDARDS
STATISTICS
STORYTELLING
RT
CHILDREN'S LIBRARY SERVICES
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVAL SERVICES
STORYTELLING IN EDUCATION
BT
EDUCATION
STUDENTS
NT
COLLEGE STUDENTS
TECHNOLOGY
TODDLERS
USE CHILDREN
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
USE COLLEGE STUDENTS
UNITED KINGDOM
NT
GREAT BRITAIN
UNITED STATES
BT
NORTH AMERICA
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UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES
USE ACADEMIC LIBRARIES
VIDEO RECORDINGS
BT
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIALS
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DVD-VIDEO DISCS
VIRTUAL LIBRARIES
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Libraries or virtual sites whose resources are completely or primarily stored in digital
formats and are accessed by computer.
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DIGITAL LIBRARIES
LIBRARY AUTOMATION
WEB
USE WORLD WIDE WEB
WEB SITES
BT
WORLD WIDE WEB
RT
SCREEN DESIGN
WORLD WIDE WEB
UF
WEB
BT
INTERNET
MASS MEDIA
NT
WEB SITES
YOUTH
BT
ADOLESCENTS
NT
CHILDREN
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References
Aitchison, J., Bawden, D., & Gilchrist, A., (2000). Thesaurus construction and use: a practical
manual. London, Europa Publications.
Shiri, A. (2012). Thesaurus Construction [Powerpoint Slides]. Retrieved from
https://sjsu.desire2learn.com/d2l/lms/content/viewer/main_frame.d2l?ou=117091&tId=1159557
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