Thesauri Used in Online Databases: An Analytical Guide

by Lois Mai Chan and Richard Pollard

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313257884
• ISBN13: 9780313257889
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 284 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"