Indexing Languages

The theoretical model proposed in the research intends to present the Terminology of the knowledge’s field, to be represented by the Information System, like a referential for the production and compatibility of the Documentary Languages (LDs). The process developed in the work is based on the following procedures: establishment of communication model between the collection of the Information System and its user, which means a documentary communication model in which LD is na essential element; definition of the LD, what it is, how they are built and which main LDs are used by the Information System to make a Documentary Representation; analysing the Documentary Representation specifically, observing that this point is becoming priority as the information universe to be represented has increased considerably because of technological and scientific development and as LD itself is not able to carry out this function it has to count on knowledge’s field’s terminology as na instrument that standardizes; presenting the problems of the lack of use of a terminological referential in a sample. The theoretical model here proposed defines the terminology’s local and its function of meaning’s standardization, in the process of Documentary Representation to transfer the information, as referential of LD. The conclusion is that the Information System can only transfer the information from its collection to its user if LD used as a code in the process of Documentary Communication, or the LD used to represent and retrievel the information, is based on the terminological referential of the collection’s knowledge’s field, not considering the physical support of its documents. So it’s possible to avoid diversity of representation for the same information, which makes Terminology also na essential instrument when needings to make LDs compatible.

Indexing languages have traditionally been an essential tool for organizing and retrieving documental information. The inclusion of indexing languages into the digital environment leads to new frontiers, but also new opportunities. This study shows the historical evolution of the indexing languages and its application in document management field. We analyze diverse trends for their digital use from two perspectives: their integration with other digital and linguistic resources, and the adjustment of them into the Web environment. Finally, there is an analysis of how these languages are used in the Web 2.0 and the incorporation of ontologies in the Semantic Web.

Indexing languages have traditionally been an essential tool for organizing and retrieving documental information. The inclusion of indexing languages into the digital environment leads to new frontiers, but also new opportunities. This study shows the historical evolution of the indexing languages and its application in document management field. We analyze diverse trends for their digital use from two perspectives: their integration with other digital and linguistic resources, and the adjustment of them into the Web environment. Finally, there is an analysis of how these languages are used in the Web 2.0 and the incorporation of ontologies in the Semantic Web.

The vocabulary between linguistics and information science. This paper explores the relationships between natural language lexicons in lexical semantics and thesauri in information retrieval research. These different areas of knowledge have different restrictions on use of vocabulary. The differences in vocabulary properties correlate with 2 other factors, the information scientific dimension of Control (deliberate, social activities of building and maintaining vocabularies), and Syntagmatization, which is a well-known category from linguistics and language theory. It is proposed that there is an inverse relationship between Control and Syntagmatization.

Abstract: Indexing languages have traditionally been an essential tool for organizing and retrieving documental information. The inclusion of indexing languages into the digital environment leads to new frontiers, but also new opportunities. This study shows the historical evolution of ...