A History of the Development and Maintenance of the Sociological Abstracts Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms.

Autor: Blaemers, Jill1 jblaemers@csa.com
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Zdroj: Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian. 2006, Vol. 25 Issue 1, p111-122. 12p.
Abstrakt: The development of the Thesaurus of Sociological Indexing Terms, used as the indexing authority of the Sociological Abstracts database, is discussed. A brief description of the database's history and indexing practices is provided. Focus is on the ongoing maintenance of the Thesaurus, highlighting editorial practices and policies. The impact of external forces on the use of thesauri and implications for future development are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts