Thesaurus Design and Development
Review
Indexing Languages
Thesauri
Thesauri (cont.)
Classification Systems
Automatic Indexing and Classification
Today
Why develop a thesaurus?
Preliminary considerations
Preliminary Considerations
Development of a Thesaurus
1. Term Selection
1.1 Kinds of Sources
Selection of sources
Selection of Sources
Selection of Terms
2. Merging and Development of Concept Classes
3. Definition of Broad Subject Fields and Subfields
4. Development of Classificatory Structure
5. Final Stages
Review (cont.)
Testing a Thesaurus
The Indexing Process
Application: The Indexing Process (Manual)
Thesaurus Revision and Updates
References
Email: ray@sherlock.berkeley.edu
Home Page: http://sherlock.berkeley.edu
Download presentation source