Thesaurus on Equipment for Disabled People.

Mandelstam, Michael

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ERIC Number: EJ376549

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Publication Date: 1988

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Thesaurus on Equipment for Disabled People.

Mandelstam, Michael

Journal of Documentation, v44 n2 p144-58 Jun 1988

Describes the development of a thesaurus to aid in subject retrieval of information about daily living equipment for the disabled by the Disabled Living Foundation, a British charitable organization. The discussion covers the attempt to satisfy local needs and language while remaining aware of existing classifications and thesauri. (37 references) (CLB)

Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Developed Nations, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri, User Needs (Information), Vocabulary

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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