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Unit 14: ERIC and Thesaurofacet

of enumeration rather than synthesis to express multi-term concepts.. Methods of application of the Notes
Thesaurofacet in pre-coordinate and post-coordinate systems are discussed and brief account is
given of the techniques employed in its compilation.

14.3 Summary

• The term “thesaurofacet” was coined by Aitchison.
• A Parenthetical Qualifier is used to identify a particular indexable meaning of a homograph
• A Scope Note is a brief statement of the intended usage of a Descriptor.
• This word-by-word alphabetical display is probably the most familiar since it provides a
variety of information (a “display”) for each Descriptor.
• The Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors, 13th Edition, contains an alphabetical listing of terms
used for indexing and searching in the ERIC database.

14.4 Keywords

ERIC Thesaurus : Educational Resources Information Centre Thesaurus is a controlled vocabulary
UF : Use for, is employed generally to solve problems of synonymy occurring in
natural language.

14.5 Review Questions

1. What is ERIC Thesaurus?
2. Who coined the term “thesaurofacet”?
3. Define Scope Note.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. Scope Note
2. Devices
3. Thesaurus
4. (b) 5. (c)

14.6 Further Readings

nd
Cooke, A : A guide to finding quality Information on the Internet. 2 Edition. London:
Facet Publishing, 2001.
Oddy, P. Future libraries, future catalogs. London: LA, 1996.
Chowdhary, GG: Introduction to Modern Infomation Retrieval. London: LA, 1999.

Online links http://www.enotes.com/topic/Education_Resources_Information_Center
http://besser.tsoa.nyu.edu/impact/f95/Papers-projects/Papers/perles.html

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