Implementing the MALIMET Thesaurus on TRIP/TDBS

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Harrison, Lauren D.^{; *}

Affiliations: Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., Nutley, NJ, USA

Correspondence: [*] Correspondence to: L.D. Harrison, Scientific Information Services Department, Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc., 340 Kingsland Avenue, Nutley, NJ 07110, USA.

Abstract: This paper describes the implementation of Mini-MALIMET (a conventional thesaurus available on magnetic tape) as a searching thesaurus for CLEAR, RETRIEVE and EMSCOPES, (Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. Bibliographic Databases) on TRIP/TDBS text architecture database management system. Topics discussed include: the role of thesauri in information retrieval; the influence of vocabulary on performance of information retrieval systems; user needs; and the enhancement of conventional thesauri for searching of natural language databases. Illustrations in tabular form and an extensive bibliography are included.

DOI: 10.3233/ISU-1992-12403

Journal: Information Services & Use, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 327-343, 1992