The folks at the Charles W. Cushman Collection photographic collection
have done some very good work on using a thesaurus to enhance access.
They are using the structure at suggest broader terms and related terms,
present results from narrower terms as well as tie the patron's term to
an authorized term. They have published several papers, one is at:
http://www.dlib.indiana.edu/aboutus/papers/ach_2003/achallc-paper.htm
The Charles W. Cushman Collection: Enhancing Visual Resource Discovery
Through Descriptive Metadata Based on Subjective Image Analysis LINDA
CANTARA, MICHELLE DALMAU, and JENN RILEY I know I've seen a newer one
but can't quickly find the citation.
Sincerely,
David Bigwood
bigwood_at_lpi.usra.edu
Lunar and Planetary Institute
http://catalogablog.blogspot.com
Received on Thu Jun 15 2006 - 11:41:17 EDT