USER
GUIDE
This
is the first module of the Smart Suits Thesaurus. The entire thesaurus
will be completed within the next ten months. The first module focuses
on the styles and parts of suits. Please familiarize yourself with the
following instructions prior to using the thesaurus.
Abbreviations Used
| BT
= Broader Term |
RT
= Related Term |
USE
= Use |
| NT
= Narrower Term |
SN
= Scope Note |
UF
= Used For |
Conventions Used
All terms appear in lower case except L-shaped lapels.
Preferred terms (descriptors) appear in bold in the alphabetical and hierarchical
displays.
Node labels appear with their terms within angle brackets < > in
the alphabetical, hierarchical and top term displays.
Non-preferred terms appear in italics in the alphabetical and hierarchical
displays.
Qualifiers appear in parentheses ( ).
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Preferred terms (descriptors)
are used for describing and indexing items in the collection. They are
searchable and may be preceded by the following indicators: UF, NT, BT
and RT (see Structure of Thesaurus for definitions of indicators).
Examples:
alterations, double breasted jackets, vertical jetted pockets
Non-preferred
terms (entry terms) are synonyms or lexical variants of descriptors.
Thesaurus users are directed to a descriptor from a non-preferred term
by the "USE" note.
Examples:
blazers, designer tags, coats
Node
labels
are terms used in the thesaurus to group terms that all relate to one
theme or category. They are not used as descriptors. Node labels appear
within angle brackets < >.
Examples:
<styles>, <bottoms>, <front openings>
Qualifiers
are used to distinguish homographs and appear in parentheses ( ). We have
used qualifiers to provide the context in which the preferred terms are
found.
Examples:
| pockets
(jackets) |
|
four
buttons (single breasted) |
| pockets
(trousers) |
|
four
buttons (double breasted) |
Scope notes (SN) are added to descriptors to explain their
coverage, specialized usage, or rules behind their assignment.
Example:
jackets (coats, blazers)
SN: Include suit jackets for occasions such as business, daywear, and
formal. Exclude sports jackets, dinner jackets,
and overcoats.
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Relationship Indicators
In the alphabetical display, both the preferred and non-preferred terms
are arranged alphabetically. Relationships of each term with other terms
are identified by relationship indicators - USE, UF, BT, NT, and RT, all
of which are described in the following.
USE
indicates the descriptor that should be used in the place of a non-preferred
term.
Example:
back pockets
USE: rear pockets
UF (Used For) lists the non-preferred
terms (if any) associated with a descriptor.
Example:
brands
UF: designer tags
labels
BT lists the broader terms associated
with a descriptor (or node label). Broader terms are broader in scope
and refer to more general themes and concepts than the descriptor (or
node label).
Examples:
double
breasted jackets
BT: <jacket styles>
<waistband
style>
BT: trousers
athletic
cut
BT: cut
NT lists the narrower terms associated with a descriptor (or
node label). Narrower terms are more specific and narrower in scope.
Example:
<jacket
styles>
NT: double breasted jackets
NT: lapels
NT: <length>
NT: single breasted jackets
RT
refers to related terms, which are other descriptors semantically linked
with the concept expressed by the descriptor, but not linked to it in
a hierarchical manner.
Example:
single
breasted jackets
RT: double breasted jackets
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Thesaurus Displays
The thesaurus has five types of display formats: (i) alphabetical, (ii)
hierarchical, (iii) top term, (iv) rotated, and (v) graphical.
Alphabetical Display
Terms (both preferred and non-preferred) are arranged alphabetically and
all the immediate relationships of each term are shown.
Hierarchical Display
The hierarchical display is similar to the alphabetical display except
that all levels of the hierarchical relationships of each term are shown.
Top Term Display
A top term refers to the broadest descriptor in a thesaurus hierarchy.
In a top term display, the top terms are arranged alphabetically, with
each top term followed by all its narrower terms, arranged hierarchically
on various levels.
Rotated Display
In the rotated display, access to every word in each preferred term and
non-preferred term is provided. For example, "mandarin collar vests"
appears under the following three headings: "mandarin", "collar"
and "vests".
Graphical Display
The graphical
display provides a diagrammatic representation of the multi-level hierarchical
relationships (tree structure) of each descriptor.
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