Controlled Terms or Free Terms? A JavaScript Library to Utilize Subject Headings and Thesauri on the Web

There are two types of keywords used as metadata: controlled terms and free terms. Free terms have the advantage that metadata creators can freely select keywords, but there also exists a disadvantage that the information retrieval recall ratio might be reduced. The recall ratio can be improved b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Shun Nagaya, Yutaka Hayashi, Shuhei Otani, Keizo Itabashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Code4Lib 2011-10-01
Series:Code4Lib Journal
Online Access:http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/5994