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Bates, Marcia J. – Online, 1988
Explains seven types of subject descriptions commonly used in databases--hierarchical classification, category codes, subject headings, descriptors, faceted classification, post-controlled vocabulary, and natural language--and describes specific search techniques for taking advantage of the strengths of particular types of vocabularies. An overall…
Descriptors: Classification, Databases, Indexing, Online Searching