UNESCO Thesaurus / Thésaurus de l'UNESCO /Tesauro de la UNESCO

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“The UNESCO Thesaurus is a controlled and structured list of terms used in subject analysis and retrieval of documents and publications in the fields of education, culture, natural sciences, social and human sciences, communication and information. Continuously enriched and updated, its multidisciplinary terminology reflects the evolution of the Organization's programmes and activities.”

General information
Vocabulary type: 
Thesaurus
Vocabulary URL: 

http://www.unesco.org/unesdi/index.php/eng/thesaurus/tous.28 or http://databases.unesco.org/thesaurus/

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

English, French, Spanish, Russian

Major subjects covered: 

Education; Natural sciences; Social and human sciences; Culture; Communication and information

Purpose: 

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Vocabulary characteristics
Type of display : 
Hierarchy
Alphabetical list
Permuted, tab delimited
Relationship types: 
Equivalence (Primary/variant terms or Preferred/non-preferred)
Hierarchical (Broader/narrower terms)
Associative (Related terms)
Number of terms: 
7,000 English and Russion, 8,600 French and Spanish
Terms and Conditions
Comments, Availability: 

available on CD:  http://publishing.unesco.org/details.aspx?&Code_Livre=4596&change=E

Provider
Vocabulary provider name: 
United Nations
Provider URL: 

http://www.unesco.org

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