Z39.19

Z39.19 is a Standard for the creation of a Controlled Vocabulary.

• AKA: ANSI Z39.19
• Context:
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• See: Controlled Vocabulary.

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References

2005

• (ANSI Z39.19, 2005) ⇒ ANSI. (2005). “ANSI/NISO Z39.19 - Guidelines for the Construction, Format, and Management of Monolingual Controlled Vocabularies." ANSI.
  • Abstract: This Standard presents guidelines and conventions for the contents, display, construction, testing, maintenance, and management of monolingual controlled vocabularies. This Standard focuses on controlled vocabularies that are used for the representation of content objects in knowledge organization systems including lists, synonym rings, taxonomies, and thesauri. This Standard should be regarded as a set of recommendations based on preferred techniques and procedures. Optional procedures are, however, sometimes described, e.g., for the display of terms in a controlled vocabulary. The primary purpose of vocabulary control is to achieve consistency in the description of content objects and to facilitate retrieval. Vocabulary control is accomplished by three principal methods: defining the scope, or meaning, of terms; using the equivalence relationship to link synonymous and nearly synonymous terms; and distinguishing among homographs.

1986

• (ISO 2788, 1986)International Standards Organization. (1986). “Documentation - Guidelines for the Establishment and Development of Monolingual Thesauri, 2nd ed." ISO 2788:1986.
  • “term is the representation of a concept, preferably in the form of a noun or a noun phrase”.

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