Ordinary image retrieval in a multilingual context: A comparison of two indexing vocabularies

The analysis of the indexing terms has demonstrated that both indexing approaches, with controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary, are inherently different from one another. However, in terms of the indexing language, the analysis of indexing terms confirms that the characteristics of the approaches ar...

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Published in:Aslib proceedings 2010-01, Vol.62 (4/5), p.428-437
Main Author: Menard, Elaine
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Classification schemes
Controlled vocabulary
Cultural heritage
Design engineering
Dewey Decimal Classification
Dictionaries
Human
Image retrieval
Indexing
Information retrieval
Information systems
Keywords
Language
Libraries
Library associations
Library of Congress Classification
Library of Congress Subject Headings
Linguistics
Multilingualism
Natural language
Online information retrieval
Query languages
Retrieval
Simulation
Studies
Subject heading schemes
Temporal logic
Vocabularies & taxonomies
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Summary:The analysis of the indexing terms has demonstrated that both indexing approaches, with controlled and uncontrolled vocabulary, are inherently different from one another. However, in terms of the indexing language, the analysis of indexing terms confirms that the characteristics of the approaches are quite similar within the same indexing approach, regardless of the indexing language. Differences, if they exist, manifest more in the indexing approach using uncontrolled vocabulary.
ISSN:0001-253X
2050-3806
1758-3748
DOI:10.1108/00012531011074672