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Constructing a Thesaurus of Irish Folklore Using Facet Analysis
The MoTIF Project
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Project Aims
Thesaurus Construction Guidelines
MoTIF: Pilot Thesaurus of Irish Folklore
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ControlledVocabularies
Restricted List of TermsConsistency, remove ambiguity, improve precision
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Taxonomies Hierarchical relationshipsBrowsing, navigating
Restricted List of TermsConsistency, remove ambiguity, improve precision
LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
Thesauri Hierarchical relationships
Equivalence Relationships,Associative Relationships, Scope Notes
Browsing, navigating
Synonyms, antonyms, making connections , definitions, scope
Restricted List of TermsConsistency, remove ambiguity, improve precision
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Custom vocabularies
Adapted vocabularies
International standards and best practice
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GuidelinesLiterature reviewMain elements of a thesaurus
Terms and conceptsRelationships (USE, UF, BT, NT, RT)Notes, node labels and arrays
Facet analysisConstruction process
LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
GuidelinesLiterature reviewMain elements of a thesaurus
Terms and conceptsRelationships (USE, UF, BT, NT, RT)Notes, node labels and arrays
Facet analysisConstruction process
LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
GuidelinesLiterature reviewMain elements of a thesaurus
Terms and conceptsRelationships (USE, UF, BT, NT, RT)Notes, node labels and arrays
Facet analysisConstruction process
LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
GuidelinesLiterature reviewMain elements of a thesaurus
Terms and conceptsRelationships (USE, UF, BT, NT, RT)Notes, node labels and arrays
Facet analysisConstruction process
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1. Selection of terms
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Term Selection IVocabulary Resources
A Handbook of Irish Folklore by Seán Ó SuilleabháinBealoideas: Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society
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Term Selection II Form of Entry
Nouns: count nouns (cows, dogs) in the plural, non-count (livestock, milk) in the singular.Verbs: gerund or verbal, no infinitive.Adjectives: avoid unless significant.Adverbs: avoid.Articles (the, a): avoid.
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Systematic StructureHierarchical (facet) or classified (subject) displayFundamental facets as top concepts (TT).Easily updated structure.Good demonstration of the ISO 25964 hierarchy rules.
Thing/kindWhole/partParticular instances of a class
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Facet AnalysisISO: “grouping of concepts of the same inherent category”
Objects, materials, people, places, etc.
Ranganathan, 1920s and 1930sPersonality, Matter, Energy, Space, Time
Classification Research Group, 1960sThing, kind, part, property, material, process, operation, agent, patient, product, by-product, space and time
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TimePlace / Space / EnvironmentProductsActivitiesProcesses and PhenomenaEvents
AgentsObjectsMaterialsAttributes and PropertiesPartsGenreAbstract Entities and Concepts
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LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
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LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013
Current and Future WorkExpansion of the pilot thesaurus to approximately 2,000 preferred termsFeasibility study into representation in SKOS
Potential Future WorkMultilingual thesaurus (Irish and English)Representation in SKOSMapping to other vocabularies
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