Overview

The Thesaurus examines the historical development of the thesaurus and the standards employed for creating a thesaurus. This book also provides bibliographies and tutorials to increase your understanding of thesaurus construction, use, and evaluation. This reference tool offers essential information on thesauri in the digital environment, including Web sites, databases, and software. For 50 years, the thesaurus has been a core reference book; The Thesaurus celebrates this history and speculates on the future of vocabulary-switching tools.

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Author:   Sandra K. Roe ,  Alan R Thomas
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.570kg
ISBN:  

9780789019783

ISBN 10:   0789019787
Pages:   222
Publication Date:   17 September 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction (Susan K. Roe and Alan R. Thomas) The Thesaurus: A Historical Viewpoint, with a Look to the Future (Jean Aitchison and Stella Dextre Clarke) Teach Yourself Thesaurus: Exercises, Readings, Resources (Alan R. Thomas) A Practical Exercise in Building a Thesaurus (James R. Shearer) Thesaurus Construction: Key Issues and Selected Readings (Marianne Lykke Nielsen) Thesaurus Consultancy (Leonard Will) Thesaurus Evaluation (Leslie Ann Owens and Pauline Atherton Cochrane) User Comprehension and Searching with Information Retrieval Thesauri (Jane Greenberg) Distributed Thesaurus Web Services (Eric H. Johnson) Tools of the Trade: Vocabulary Management Software (Melissa A. Riesland) Multilingual Subject Access: The Linking Approach of MACS (Patrice Landry) An Interview with Dr. Amy J. Warner (June 2003) (Alan R. Thomas and Sandra K. Roe) Index Reference Notes Included

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