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Authors
Affiliations
1 School of Engineering, Savanna Building, Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi 682022, IN
Source
Journal of Information and Knowledge (Formerly SRELS Journal of Information Management), Vol 40, No 1 (2003), Pagination: 13-22
Abstract
Thesaurus is a vocabulary control device. which improves the efficiency of information retrieval. A thesaurus provides a map of a given field of knowledge. It brings together terms that are hierarchically related. The thesaurus is constructed with the help of programming language PROLOG. The main sources of data for the construction of this information retrieval thesaurus is Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). published by the National Library of Medicine, USA. The thesaurus presented in this paper is in fact a re-formatted MeSH. The sample construction of thesaurus for the subject term "MENINGITIS" is presented.
Keywords
Vocabulary Control, Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), Thesaurus, Prolog, Meningitis.
