The Contemporary Thesaurus of Search Terms and Synonyms - A Guide for Natural Language Computer Searching

Whether your search is limited to a single database or is as expansive as all of cyberspace, you won't find the intended results unless you use the words that work. Now in its second edition, Sara Knapp has updated and expanded this invaluable resource. Unlike any other thesaurus available, this popular guide offers a wealth of natural language options in a convenient, A-to-Z format. It's ideal for helping users find the appropriate word or words for computer searches in the humanities, social sciences, and business. The second edition has added more than 9,000 entries to the first edition's extensive list. Now, the Thesaurus contains almost 21,000 search entries! New or expanded areas include broader coverage of business terms and humanities-including arts literature, philosophy, religion, and music.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Basics of Computer Searching
Natural Language Searching
The Contemporary Thesaurus of Search Terms and Synonyms
Appendix A: Putting Searches in Context
Appendix B: British Spellings
Selected Sources Used to Compile This Thesaurus

About the author

SARA D. KNAPP is coordinator, Online Search Service at the University Library, the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her articles have appeared in Online, Database, The Reference Librarian, Behavioral and Social Sciences Librarian, Journal of Educational Technology Systems, The Journal of Academic Librarianship, RQ, and Library Quarterly. She is a founder and past chair of the MARS Section of the Reference and Adult Services Division of the American Library Association (ALA). Knapp was the 1984 recipient of ALAs Isadore Gilbert Mudge Citation for distinguished contributions to reference librarianship and was also a recipient of the (SUNY) Chancellors Award for Excellence in Librarianship.

Summary

Whether your search is limited to a single database or is as expansive as all of cyberspace, you won't find the intended results unless you use the words that work. It's ideal for helping users find the appropriate word or words for computer searches in the humanities, social sciences, and business.

Product details

• Authors: Sara Knapp, Knapp Sara
• Assisted by: Sara D Knapp (Editor), Sara D. Knapp (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 17
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781573561075
• ISBN: 978-1-57356-107-5
• No. of pages: 656
• Weight: 1814 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > Programming languages; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works; History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Society & social sciences, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / General, COMPUTERS / Reference, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Reference, HISTORY / Reference, Humanities, Reference works, E-commerce: business aspects, Society and Social Sciences, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs, Bibliographic and subject control, Bibliographic & subject control, Librarianship: Philosophy, Values, and Issues