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Information Search Thesaurus for Agriculture and Food of the Scientific Agricultural Library

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This paper presents the results of research works carried out at the Central Scientific Agricultural Library (CSAL) to improve the information support of agricultural research in the area of updating the Information Search Thesaurus in Agriculture and Food (IST). The IST is the main linguistic tool for forming and structuring information arrays and for thematic search in them as well as a business terminological reference book of controlled scientific vocabulary. It provides unified representation of information in the information retrieval system and the use of relevant scientific terminology. The research procedure comprised selecting new lexis from scientific publications, its standardization, and scientific and lexicographic treatment as well as revising the lexis previously included in the thesaurus; English equivalents were also selected. Linguistic treatment and input into the IST of new lexis has been performed for the following thematic areas: Plant Protection, Zoology, Mycology, Food Industry, Agricultural Mechanization, AIC Economics, and Animal Husbandry. The updated version of the IST comprises 57 715 lexical items (LIs); 3345 LIs were added in 2020. More than 24 000 LIs are scientific (Latin) names of organisms. Approximately 4400 LIs were revised (added, amended, and removed) in total. The scope of the thesaurus allows adequately and sufficiently fully describing different subject areas.

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    M. S. Bunin & L. N. Pirumova

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Bunin, M.S., Pirumova, L.N. Information Search Thesaurus for Agriculture and Food of the Scientific Agricultural Library. Russ. Agricult. Sci. 46, 633–636 (2020). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1068367420060051

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