Description
The rapid proliferation of online databases has been accompanied by an equally rapid increase in the number of thesauri, particularyly those used by bibliographic databases. This guide is designed to assist users of online databases identify the relevant indexing vocabularies. It identifies the indexing vocabularies used in specific online databases, the syndetic structures employed in specific thesauri, and the arrangement of descriptor displays. Selected for inclusion in this guide are thesauri used by databases that are widely available through the large commercial retrieval services and thesauri used by large databases. In general, the thesauri selected are in the English language. The 122 entries are arranged alphabetically by title. Five indexes, including title, personal name, organization, subject, and database, complete the work.
About the Author
LOIS MAI CHAN is a Professor in the College of Library and Information Science, the University of Kentucky.
RICHARD POLLARD is Assistant Professor of the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Book Information
ISBN 9780313257889
Author Lois Mai Chan
Format Hardback
Page Count 284
Imprint Greenwood Press
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
