10 Sep 2003
CS 6210: Module 5
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Controlled vocabulary examples
General CVs
lSears List of Subject Headings
¡More general divisions,
not intended for research libraries
¡Geared towards general
subdivisions
lLibrary of Congress Subject Headinges (LCSH)
¡Comprehensive, very large,
over five volumes
Domain-specific CV
lMedical Subject Headings (MeSH)
¡Byproduct of indexing the NLM
lArt & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)
¡Object, images, architecture, styles
lERIC Thesaurus
¡Educational materials (journals, lesson plans and computer files)
