Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors

Name: Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors
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ISBN: 9781573563307

ISBN-10: 1573563307

ISBN-13: 9781573563307

Edition: 14th

Authors: James E. Houston

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Researchers have come to rely on this thesaurus to locate precise terms from the controlled vocabulary used to index the ERIC database. This, the first print edition in more than 5 years, contains a total of 10,773 vocabulary terms with 206 descriptors and 210 "use" references that are new to this edition. A popular and widely used reference tool for sets of education-related terms established and updated by ERIC lexicographers to assist searchers in defining, narrowing, and broadening their search strategies. The Introduction to the Thesaurus contains helpful information about ERIC indexing rules, deleted and invalid descriptors, and useful parts of the descriptor entry, such as the date…

Book details

List price: $141.00
Edition: 14th
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Publication date: 6/30/2001
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 768
Size: 8.50" wide x 11.00" long x 1.62" tall
Weight: 4.510
Language: English



Introduction


Preface


New Descriptors


Transferred Descriptors


Invalid ("Dead") Descriptors


Deleted Descriptors


ERIC's Indexing and Retrieval: 2001 Update


The ERIC System


Vocabulary Maintenance


Information Retrieval


Manual Searching


Computer Searching


ERIC's Indexing


General Guidelines


"Leveling" Descriptors


Identifiers


Publication Types


Further Hints for Relevant Retrieval


Nonsubject Access


Target Audience


Conclusion


Guide for Assigning Pubtype Codes


Thesaurus Construction and Format


Alphabetical Descriptor Display


SN (Scope Note)


UF (Used For)


USE


BT (Broader Term) and NT (Narrower Term)


RT (Related Term)


Parenthetical Qualifiers


Add Dates


Descriptor Group Codes


Postings Note


Invalid Descriptors


Rotated Descriptor Display


Two-Way Hierarchical Term Display


Descriptor Groups


ERIC Network Components


Thesaurus of Eric Descriptors


Alphabetical Descriptor Display


Rotated Descriptor Display


Two-Way Hierarchical Term Display


Descriptor Groups and Descriptor Group Display


Descriptor Groups


Descriptor Group Display