Vocabulary Control and the Humanities: A Case Study of the "MLA International Bibliography.".

Stebelman, Scott

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Vocabulary Control and the Humanities: A Case Study of the "MLA International Bibliography."

Stebelman, Scott

Reference Librarian, n47 p61-78 1994

Discussion of research in the humanities focuses on the "MLA International Bibliography," the primary database for literary research. Highlights include comparisons to research in the sciences; humanities vocabulary; database search techniques; contextual indexing; examples of searches; thesauri; and software. (43 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Case Studies, Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Databases, Humanities, Indexing, Optical Data Disks, Research Methodology, Scientific and Technical Information, Search Strategies, Social Sciences, Subject Index Terms, Thesauri

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Opinion Papers; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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