An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System
Assistant Professor, Department of MLISc, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract
Purpose: Thesauri as important tools in storage and retrieval information systems have a significant role in the optimization of database search. So the publishing of thesauri needs to use standards as much as possible. I examined and compared two important thesauruses on the basis of ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005. Methodology: This study is an analytical and applied survey. The study population was the last version of engineering thesaurus and NAMA thesaurus. Samples were compared against a checklist developed in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet which designed according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005 standards. The descriptive statistics were used for analyzing gathered data. Findings: The average level of observance of standards for semantic relationships in engineering thesaurus is 97.5% and this rate in NAMA thesaurus was 93%. In these thesauri the average levels of observance of standards for formal structure were 86% & 97% and for presentation were 54.5% & 57% respectively. Also, average levels of observance of standards for management system were 14% & 18% for engineering thesaurus and NAMA respectively. Originality/Value: Since the thesauri considered as important tools for IR systems, evaluation and improvement of them is of great importance. I tried to show weakness of thesauruses in the management system benchmark.
Kazerani,M. (2017). An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System. Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 22(3), 489-509.
MLA
Kazerani,M. . "An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System", Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 22, 3, 2017, 489-509.
HARVARD
Kazerani M. (2017). 'An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System', Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 22(3), pp. 489-509.
CHICAGO
M. Kazerani, "An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System," Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 22 3 (2017): 489-509,
VANCOUVER
Kazerani M. An Investigation on Thesaurus of Engineering and NAMA according to ANSI/NISO z39.19 2005: Semantic Relations, Form Construction, Presentation and Management System. Research on Information Science and Public Libraries, 2017; 22(3): 489-509.
