Controlled Vocabulary

Controlled Vocabulary

Web archiving

A controlled vocabulary makes a database easier to search. Since we have many different ways of describing concepts, drawing all of these terms together under a single word or phrase in a database makes searching the database more efficient as it eliminates guess work. However, arriving at this efficiency requires consistency on the part of the individual indexing the database and the use of pre-determined terms.

Riecks, David

Korosec, Pat

Website

Riecks, David. "How to Use a Controlled Vocabulary, Keyword, Hierarchical Classification, Thesauri, Taxonomy or Subject Heading System to Describe Images in an Image Database." Controlled Vocabulary. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Apr. 2015. <http://controlledvocabulary.com/imagedatabases/index.html>.