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
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,
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 (In Persian).
