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Thesaurus Construction and Use: A Practical Manual [Paperback]

Jean Aitchison (Author), David Bawden (Author), Alan Gilchrist (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0851424465 | ISBN-13: 978-0851424460 | Publication Date: December 31, 2000 | Edition: 4

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.

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Paperback: 230 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 4 edition (December 31, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0851424465
ISBN-13: 978-0851424460
Product Dimensions: 11.6 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
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