Controlled Vocabulary vs Natural Language Searching
Consider the following examples of controlled vocabularly
terms:
Example 1
UNIVERSITY
- UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION see COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION
- UNIVERSITY CHARACTERISTICS see INSTITUTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS
- UNIVERSITY EXTENSION see EXTENSION EDUCATION
- UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES see COLLEGE LIBRARIES
- UNIVERSITY SCHOOLS see LABORATORY SCHOOLS
- UNIVERSITY SENATES see COLLEGE GOVERNING COUNCILS
- UNIVERSITY SETTLEMENTS see SETTLEMENT HOUSES
- UNIVERSITY STUDENTS see COLLEGE STUDENTS
- UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS see TEACHING HOSPITALS
- UNIVERSITY TRAINING CENTERS see TEACHER CENTERS
Thesaurus Term: COLLEGE STUDENTS
SCOPE NOTE: : Year Term Introduced: 1966. STUDENTS ATTENDING AN INSTITUTION
OF HIGHER EDUCATION -- INCLUDES ALL LEVELS, 1ST-YEAR THROUGH POSTGRADUATE
(NOTE: COORDINATE WITH THE APPROPRIATE MANDATORY EDUCATIONAL LEVEL DESCRIPTOR
-- IF POSSIBLE, USE A MORE SPECIFIC TERM) USED FOR: : MIDDLE CLASS COLLEGE
STUDENTS; UNIVERSITY STUDENTS
More Specific (narrower) Terms:
- COLLEGE FRESHMEN
- COLLEGE JUNIORS
- COLLEGE SENIORS
- COLLEGE SOPHOMORES
- COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS
- GRADUATE STUDENTS
- IN STATE STUDENTS
- ON CAMPUS STUDENTS
- OUT OF STATE STUDENTS
- RESIDENT ASSISTANTS
- STUDENT TEACHERS
- TWO YEAR COLLEGE STUDENTS
- UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
More General (broader) Terms:
Related Terms:
- COLLEGE BOUND STUDENTS
- COLLEGE GRADUATES
- COLLEGE HOUSING
- COLLEGE OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT
- COLLEGES DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- NONTRADITIONAL STUDENTS
- PAYING FOR COLLEGE
- REENTRY STUDENTS
- SELF SUPPORTING STUDENTS
- STOPOUTS
- STUDENT COLLEGE RELATIONSHIP
- UNIVERSITIES
- YOUNG ADULTS
Example 2
WOMEN
- ABUSED WOMEN see BATTERED WOMEN
- DEANS OF WOMEN see DEANS OF STUDENTS
- ENLISTED WOMEN see ENLISTED PERSONNEL
- WOMEN see FEMALES
- WOMEN DIRECTORS see WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS
- WOMEN MANAGERS see WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS
- WOMEN PRESIDENTS see WOMEN ADMINISTRATORS
- WOMEN PROFESSORS see WOMEN FACULTY
- WOMEN TEACHERS see WOMEN FACULTY
- WOMEN WORKERS see EMPLOYED WOMEN
- WORKING WOMEN see EMPLOYED WOMEN
- WOMENS LIBERATION see FEMINISM
- WOMENS RIGHTS see FEMINISM WOMENS STUDIES
Thesaurus Term: FEMALES
SCOPE NOTE: : Year Term Introduced: 1966
USED FOR: : FEMALE ROLE; GIRLS; WOMEN
More Specific (narrower) Terms:
- BATTERED WOMEN
- DAUGHTERS
- DISPLACED HOMEMAKERS
- EMPLOYED WOMEN
- MOTHERS
- NUNS
- PREGNANT STUDENTS
More General (broader) Terms:
Related Terms:
- FEMINISM
- GYNECOLOGY
- LESBIANISM
- MENSTRUATION
- OBSTETRICS
- SEX
- SEX DIFFERENCES
- SEX ROLE
- SEX STEREOTYPES
- SINGLE SEX COLLEGES
- SINGLE SEX SCHOOLS
- SORORITIES
- SPOUSES
- WOMENS ATHLETICS
- WOMENS EDUCATION
- WOMENS STUDIES
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