Date of this Version
3-1-2005
Document Type
Report
Abstract
The Everglades Online Thesaurus is a structured vocabulary of concepts and terms relating to the south Florida environment. Designed as an information management tool for both researchers and metadata creators, the Thesaurus is intended to improve information retrieval across the many disparate information systems, databases, and web sites that provide Everglades-related information. The vocabulary provided by the Everglades Online Thesaurus expresses each relevant concept using a single ‘preferred term’, whereas in natural language many terms may exist to express that same concept. In this way, the Thesaurus offers the possibility of standardizing the terminology used to describe Everglades-related information — an important factor in predictable and successful resource discovery.
Recommended Citation
Clement, Gail P., "Everglades Online Thesaurus: A Standard Vocabulary for the South Florida Ecosystem" (2005). Works of the FIU Libraries. 1.
https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/glworks/1
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Comments
Produced with support from the US Department of Interior's Critical Ecosystems Studies Intiative; the US Geological Survey's Place-Based Science Program; and the Center for Environmental Studies at Florida Atlantic University.