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Thesaurus Construction and Use
A practical guide to the construction of thesauri for use in information retrieval, written by leading experts in the field. Includes: planning and design; vocabulary control; specificity and compound terms; structure and relationships; auxiliary retrieval devices; multilingual thesauri; AAT Compound Term Rules. The US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 Thesaurus construction standard is also covered.
230 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1997
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Jean Aitchison
5 booksBorn Jean Binns on 10 June 1925.
Aitchison was an independent consultant specializing in thesaurus design and construction. She held a number of posts in public and special libraries prior to taking up consultancy work.
Aitchison was an independent consultant specializing in thesaurus design and construction. She held a number of posts in public and special libraries prior to taking up consultancy work.
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October 24, 2017
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Flip-flops are synonymous with bistable multivibrators. It also said other useful things, however that would give the plot away. 5/5, very entertained.
Flip-flops are synonymous with bistable multivibrators. It also said other useful things, however that would give the plot away. 5/5, very entertained.
August 18, 2007
You will drop a c-note on this book but it is worth every penny. It will teach you more about classification than anything but an LC publication.
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