Methodologies for reviewing and updating thesaurus: literature mapping

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira, Ana Carolina
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Maculan, Benildes Coura Moreira dos Santos
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Informação & Informação
• Texto Completo: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/informacao/article/view/36259
• topic: Thesaurus; Reviewing; Updating; Methodology; Tesauro; Revisión; Actualización; Metodología; Tesauro; Revisão; Atualização; Metodologia

Introduction: Thesauri play an important role in terminological standardization to facilitate the communication of information. Given this importance, instruments are not reviewed and updated using consistent methodological approaches. Objective: The aim of the study was to identify the main methodologies used for thesauri reviewing and updating, using literature mapping, as support for the development of more consistent conceptual structures. Method: To carry out the mapping process, the systematic review protocol proposed by COMO… (2015) was used. The searches were conducted in main national and international databases in the field of Information Science. Results: The results indicate different approaches used for reviewing and updating thesauri, such as the procedures for intellectual conceptual modeling, study of users’ search logs, adoption of folksonomies, and semantic web technologies. Based on the reports identified, we observed that three basic aspects are considered when reviewing and updating thesauri: 1) general terminological and conceptual aspects; 2) managing aspects; and 3) empirical studies using different updating techniques. Conclusion: Although a multiplicity of approaches and techniques for thesaurus updating were identified, the assessment of user context, the information needs of the user, and review purposes for effective procedures should be given more attention.