the motif project: constructing a pilot thesaurus of irish folklore using facet analysis

LAI CMG Annual Seminar, November 8 2013

Constructing a Thesaurus of Irish Folklore Using Facet Analysis

The MoTIF Project


Project Aims

Thesaurus Construction Guidelines

MoTIF: Pilot Thesaurus of Irish Folklore


ControlledVocabularies

Restricted List of TermsConsistency, remove ambiguity, improve precision


Taxonomies Hierarchical relationshipsBrowsing, navigating



Thesauri Hierarchical relationships

Equivalence Relationships,Associative Relationships, Scope Notes

Browsing, navigating

Synonyms, antonyms, making connections , definitions, scope



Custom vocabularies

Adapted vocabularies

International standards and best practice


GuidelinesLiterature reviewMain elements of a thesaurus

Terms and conceptsRelationships (USE, UF, BT, NT, RT)Notes, node labels and arrays

Facet analysisConstruction process

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Process1. Selection of terms2. Structure3. Facet Analysis4. Relationships5. Alphabetical List6. Expert Review

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MoTIFConstruction

Process1. Selection of terms2. Structure3. Facet Analysis4. Relationships5. Alphabetical List6. Expert Review7. Documentation


Term Selection IVocabulary Resources

A Handbook of Irish Folklore by Seán Ó SuilleabháinBealoideas: Journal of the Folklore of Ireland Society


Term Selection II Form of Entry

Nouns: count nouns (cows, dogs) in the plural, non-count (livestock, milk) in the singular.Verbs: gerund or verbal, no infinitive.Adjectives: avoid unless significant.Adverbs: avoid.Articles (the, a): avoid.


Systematic StructureHierarchical (facet) or classified (subject) displayFundamental facets as top concepts (TT).Easily updated structure.Good demonstration of the ISO 25964 hierarchy rules.

Thing/kindWhole/partParticular instances of a class


Facet AnalysisISO: “grouping of concepts of the same inherent category”

Objects, materials, people, places, etc.

Ranganathan, 1920s and 1930sPersonality, Matter, Energy, Space, Time

Classification Research Group, 1960sThing, kind, part, property, material, process, operation, agent, patient, product, by-product, space and time


TimePlace / Space / EnvironmentProductsActivitiesProcesses and PhenomenaEvents

AgentsObjectsMaterialsAttributes and PropertiesPartsGenreAbstract Entities and Concepts


Current and Future WorkExpansion of the pilot thesaurus to approximately 2,000 preferred termsFeasibility study into representation in SKOS

Potential Future WorkMultilingual thesaurus (Irish and English)Representation in SKOSMapping to other vocabularies


Thank you!UF Thanks!UF Cheers!UF Ta!

the motif project: constructing a pilot thesaurus of irish folklore using facet analysis

Education

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node labels

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