Library Cataloging
Another, much larger, mapping of terms from one thesauri to another is mapping MeSH to LCSH as done at Northwestern University. "Mapping the MeSH and LCSH Systems" by Tony Olson and Gary Strawn Information Technology and Libraries. 16(1) (March 1997) p. 5-19 provides more details. This was an on-going project for several years. It looks like the last up-date was done in October 2002. MARC records for both the MeSH and LCSH files are available for users to download.As the article points out, there are other benefits to these mappings than enhanced user access. A cataloger finding copy with one type of term can use the file to find a suggestion for a term in the thesauri the library uses, for example.
- Browse Lcsh Database Links To Lcsh.info
The Browse LCSH database (6.5m records) now includes the complete file of 266.857 terms that was made available by the lcsh.info project. That means you find links from our database to the record in lcsh.info to view their innovative display. The notes...
- Cross-concordances
Mayr, Philipp and Petras, Vivien (2008) Cross-concordances: terminology mapping and its effectiveness for information retrieval. World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, Québec, Canada.The German Federal...
- Terminologies/thesauri Pilot Program
OCLC is exploring a service that provides access to multiple thesauri for libraries, museums, and archives. The service will create consistent metadata for collections providing mappings across thesauri to assist in relating terminology. It will provide...
- Dewey
WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey are updated quarterly, so April means the revisions are available.all updates to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22, through March 2004 (corrections, new developments, new built numbers, and additional electronic index...
- Gsafd Thesaurus
Reading the article Using the OAI-PMH ... Differently by Herbert Van de Sompel, Jeffrey A. Young and Thomas B. Hickey in the latest D-Lib Magazine made me aware of an interesting resource, the GSAFD Thesaurus.The records have long been available for download...
Library Cataloging
Mapping Thesauri
Another, much larger, mapping of terms from one thesauri to another is mapping MeSH to LCSH as done at Northwestern University. "Mapping the MeSH and LCSH Systems" by Tony Olson and Gary Strawn Information Technology and Libraries. 16(1) (March 1997) p. 5-19 provides more details. This was an on-going project for several years. It looks like the last up-date was done in October 2002. MARC records for both the MeSH and LCSH files are available for users to download.As the article points out, there are other benefits to these mappings than enhanced user access. A cataloger finding copy with one type of term can use the file to find a suggestion for a term in the thesauri the library uses, for example.
- Browse Lcsh Database Links To Lcsh.info
The Browse LCSH database (6.5m records) now includes the complete file of 266.857 terms that was made available by the lcsh.info project. That means you find links from our database to the record in lcsh.info to view their innovative display. The notes...
- Cross-concordances
Mayr, Philipp and Petras, Vivien (2008) Cross-concordances: terminology mapping and its effectiveness for information retrieval. World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Council, Québec, Canada.The German Federal...
- Terminologies/thesauri Pilot Program
OCLC is exploring a service that provides access to multiple thesauri for libraries, museums, and archives. The service will create consistent metadata for collections providing mappings across thesauri to assist in relating terminology. It will provide...
- Dewey
WebDewey and Abridged WebDewey are updated quarterly, so April means the revisions are available.all updates to Dewey Decimal Classification, Edition 22, through March 2004 (corrections, new developments, new built numbers, and additional electronic index...
- Gsafd Thesaurus
Reading the article Using the OAI-PMH ... Differently by Herbert Van de Sompel, Jeffrey A. Young and Thomas B. Hickey in the latest D-Lib Magazine made me aware of an interesting resource, the GSAFD Thesaurus.The records have long been available for download...