Introduction
What is a thesaurus?
Tools for subject access and retrieval
What a thesaurus is used for
Why use a thesaurus?
Types of thesaurus
The format of a thesaurus
Building a thesaurus I : vocabulary collection
Vocabulary control 1 : selection of terms
Vocabulary control 2 : form of entry
Building a thesaurus 2 : term extraction from document titles
Building a thesaurus 3 : vocabulary analysis
The thesaural relationships
Building a thesaurus 4 : introducing internal structure
Building a thesaurus 5 : imposing hierarchy
Building a thesaurus 6 : compound subjects and citation order
Building a thesaurus 7 : conversion of the taxonomy to alphabetical format
Building a thesaurus 8 : creating the thesaurus records
Managing and maintaining the thesaurus : thesaurus software
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Appendix 1. Sample titles for thesaurus vocabulary
Appendix 2. Sample terms for the thesaurus
Appendix 3. Facets at stage 1 of analysis
Appendix 4. Facets at stage 2 of analysis
Appendix 5. Completed systematic display
Appendix 6. Thesaurus entries for sample page.