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HyperTexted Thesaurofaceted Thesauri
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Public-Access Computer Systems For)
Fri Aug 15 20:18:55 1997
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 1997 17:29:06 -0500
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From: Gerry McKiernan <JL.GJM@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU>
Subject: HyperTexted Thesaurofaceted Thesauri
HyperTexted Thesaurofaceted Thesauri
For my continuing review of 'neo-conventional' thesauri,
I am interested in any research projects or prototypes
that have implemented a 'thesaurofacet' thesaurus within
a hypertext environment.
In a Thesaurofacet, to quote Jean Aitchison, the lead
developer of the approach:
"a thesaurus replaces the alphabetical subject
index which normally follows the schedules in
a conventional faceted classification. The terms
in the system appear twice, once in the thesaurus
and once in the schedules, the link between the
two locations for the term being the notation
or class number. The information given about the
term in the thesaurus is additional to that
given in the classification schedules, and in the
thesaurus about the term in the classification
is additional to that in the thesaurus. The two
parts of the system are complementary, and if
used separately, incomplete.
_Thesaurofacet: A Thesaurus & Faceted Classification
For Engineering & Related Subjects_. Whetstone,
Leicester,England: The English Electric Company,
Ltd., 1969.
In addition, I am also interested in recent implementations
of the thesaurofacet approach in any and all subject fields,
in hypertexted or non-hypertexted environments.
As always, any leads, comments, criticisms, critiques
or citations, are most welcome!
Regards ,
Gerry McKiernan
Curator, CyberStacks(sm)
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
gerrymck@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/
"The Best Way to Predict the Future is To Invent It!"
Attributed to Peter Drucker
