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The ERIC Thesaurus –A Key to Finding Resources in ERIC
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Welcome/HousekeepingMuting
Asking questions
Link to the slides/archived webinar –http://eric.ed.gov/?multimedia
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PresentersErin Pollard: ERIC Project Officer,
Institute of Education Sciences
Lydia Hellrich-Dawson: Taxonomist and Indexer,AEM Team
Judy Beck: ERIC Processing Lead,AEM Team
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Agenda Overview
Background
Maintaining the ERIC Thesaurus
2015 Thesaurus Update
How the Thesaurus Helps Enable Resource Discovery
Wrap-Up and Q&A
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Overview Key aid in information discoveryOrganizes the collection by subject matter Allows users to find records that use a variety of terms to
describe the same concepts
Purposefully maintained with great care
Slated for update this year
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Background Introduction
History
Thesaurus Terms
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Introduction
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Represents ERIC subjects
Organizes ERIC by subject
Designed for search
History First version in 1966
Foundation of other thesauri
Fully digital in 2004
Regular updates
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Today
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Thesaurus Terms
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Descriptors
Synonyms
Descriptor Term Entry
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Synonym Term Entry
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Maintaining the ERIC ThesaurusWhy Update the Thesaurus
Thesaurus Update Process
2015 Thesaurus Update
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Why Update the Thesaurus?
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Usability
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Currency
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Relevancy
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Thesaurus Update Process
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Term Identification Indexer and User RequestsNew DescriptorsNew SynonymsChanges to Existing Terms
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Term Selection Thesaurus term?
Useful?
Literary Warrant?
Need?
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Proposal Development –ResearchDefinitions
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Proposal Development –Research (cont.)Term UsageExamples:Articulation (Education)
Articulation (Speech)
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Proposal Development – Term Entry Proposal DevelopmentTerm EntryTerm Scope NoteRelationshipsCategoryWork is done by professional taxonomists
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Proposal Review Check Research
Review Proposed Term Entry
Changes to Term Entry, if needed
Ready for Inclusion
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2015 Thesaurus Update
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New Descriptors (proposed) Common Core State Standards
Low Income Students
Value Added Models
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New Synonyms (proposed) Differentiation USE Individualized Instruction
MOOCs USE Online Courses
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Changes to Existing Terms (proposed) Intellectual Disability / Mental Retardation
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How the Thesaurus Helps Enable Resource Discovery
How is the Thesaurus used in indexing ERIC records?
How can the Thesaurus aid searching?
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Every Document
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Content of the Document
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Specificity of the Document
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Possible Approaches to Indexing Automated
Machine-Assisted
Manual
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Indexing with Descriptors Descriptors assigned using: Title Abstract Full text
Descriptors assigned to describe content
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How the Thesaurus Can Aid Searching Descriptors to refine your search
Descriptors to start your search
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Descriptors to Refine a Search
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Refined Search Results
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Descriptors to Start a Search
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Search the Thesaurus
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Search the Thesaurus (cont.)
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Browse the Thesaurus
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Browse Alphabetically
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Browse Alphabetically (cont.)
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Browse by Category
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Browse by Category (cont.)
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Search the Collection
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Descriptor Search Results
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Wrap-UpWe hope this webinar has—
Enhanced your awareness of the value and use of the ERIC Thesaurus
Provided information that helps you make use of the Thesaurus in your online research
Described the behind-the-scenes activities that take place to keep the Thesaurus up-to-date and tag records with appropriate Descriptors
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THANK YOU!
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