Concept, form and length of the thesaurus preferred terms: a proposal for quality indicators

Authors

  • Ana María Martínez Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Cristina A. Ristuccia Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Julia C. Valdez Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Viviana L. Gamba Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Paola V. Mendes Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • Carolina Unzurrunzaga Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
  • María L. Caminotti Departamento de Bibliotecología. Universidad Nacional de La Plata.
Keywords: indicators, preferred term, quality, thesauri

Abstract

In order to evaluate concept, form and length of thesaurus preferred terms, four indicators are proposed: 1) percentage of preferred terms designating more than one concept, 2) mean of words per preferred term, 3) percentage of preferred terms with non standard grammatical forms, and 4) percentage of preferred terms with non standard singular and plural forms. A test was carried out on three thesauri, showing nonconformities regarding the four indicators. We conclude that the proposed indicators can be useful for quality evaluation of thesaurus design and development.

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Martínez, A. M., Ristuccia, C. A., Valdez, J. C., Gamba, V. L., Mendes, P. V., Unzurrunzaga, C., & Caminotti, M. L. (2010). Concept, form and length of the thesaurus preferred terms: a proposal for quality indicators. Information Science Journal, 13, 185–195. Retrieved from https://revistas.um.es/analesdoc/article/view/107151
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