NewsIndexer Thesaurus

Submitted by Barbara Gilles on Tue, 2009-11-10 16:27

“Taxonomy experts at NewsIndexer have created a specialized group of terms with the newspaper industry's indexing needs in mind: a controlled vocabulary that reflects the media's constantly evolving vernacular.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Author or Editor: 
Access Innovations, Inc.
Current version/edition : 
NewsIndexer 2009
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.newsindexer.com/

Was vocabulary created as a course project: 
No
Scope and Usage
Languages: 

English

Purpose: 
For use in NewsIndexer, an indexing system for the newspaper industry. NewsIndexer allows either automatic news filtering or assists human indexers in applying subject terms to individual news articles.
Mappinigs to other vocabularies: 

Includes mappings to IPTC, GICS, NAICS, and ICB classification systems

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Permuted, tab delimited
Permuted, comma delimited
Description of overall structure: 

The vocabulary is divided into eight sections, each of which corresponds to a section of a typical newspaper.

Type of terms: 

News related concepts and names

Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Number of terms: 
18,246
Number of preferred terms: 
14,621
Number of Non-Preferred terms: 
3,625
Terms and Conditions
Availability: 
User license available for purchase
Licensing Options: 
User license available for purchase.
Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
Access Innovations, Inc.
Provider URL: 

http://www.accessinn.com

Provider section comments: 
Phone: (800) 926-8328; Fax: (505) 256-1080. Mailing Address: Access Innovations, Inc., P.O. Box 8640, Albuquerque, NM 87198-8640

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