TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH THESAURUS: THE WHY, THE WHAT, THE HOW

This article discusses the reasons why a Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) was needed for the Transportation Research Board's Transportation Research Information Services (TRIS) database; the structure of the TRT that was developed by CDB Enterprises, Inc.; the machine-readable TRT display formats; the development of the TRT using the facet analysis process; and the development of software to display the thesaurus (The Thesaurus Viewer). The latest version of the TRT will be published on CD-ROM by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) and will be available at no charge in the spring of 1998. It will also be available on the BTS Web site. CDB Enterprises, Inc., is issuing it at no charge on a set of three diskettes with a printed manual and is also prepared to make available a printed version of the hierarchical and KWOC (keyword out of context) listings at a cost of $50, plus shipping, anywhere in the world.

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  • https://onlinepubs.trb.org/Onlinepubs/trnews/trnews195-004.pdf
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  • Page range: pp 17-20, 41. Distribution, posting, or copying of this PDF is strictly prohibited without written permission of the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences. Unless otherwise indicated, all materials in this PDF are copyrighted by the National Academy of Sciences. Copyright © National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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  Transportation Research Board

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• Authors:
  • Batty, D
• Publication Date: 1998-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Pagination: 5 p.
• Serial:
  • TR News
  • Issue Number: 195
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0738-6826
  • Serial URL: https://doi.org/10.17226/895

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Development; Information display systems; Software; Supply
• Identifier Terms: Transportation Research Information Services
• Uncontrolled Terms: Availability
• Old TRIS Terms: Display formats; Transportation research thesaurus
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; I10: Economics and Administration;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00748780
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: May 21 1998 12:00AM