Includes bibliographical references (p. [226]-227) and index.

Introduction -- What is a thesaurus? -- Tools for subject access and retrieval -- What a thesaurus is used for -- Why use a thesaurus? -- Types of thesaurus -- The format of a thesaurus -- Building a thesaurus I : vocabulary collection -- Vocabulary control 1 : selection of terms -- Vocabulary control 2 : form of entry -- Building a thesaurus 2 : term extraction from document titles -- Building a thesaurus 3 : vocabulary analysis -- The thesaural relationships -- Building a thesaurus 4 : introducing internal structure -- Building a thesaurus 5 : imposing hierarchy -- Building a thesaurus 6 : compound subjects and citation order -- Building a thesaurus 7 : conversion of the taxonomy to alphabetical format -- Building a thesaurus 8 : creating the thesaurus records -- Managing and maintaining the thesaurus : thesaurus software -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Appendix 1. Sample titles for thesaurus vocabulary -- Appendix 2. Sample terms for the thesaurus -- Appendix 3. Facets at stage 1 of analysis -- Appendix 4. Facets at stage 2 of analysis -- Appendix 5. Completed systematic display -- Appendix 6. Thesaurus entries for sample page.