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Introduction

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Finding a Term in the Alphabetic Index (All Descriptors)

• If the term entered is in the thesaurus, you will be taken to its Term Report.
• If the term entered is not in the thesaurus, you will be taken to its closest alphabetical match in the Word Permutations Index.
• If the term entered is a plural, singular or international spelling variant of a descriptor used in the Thesaurus, you will be taken to its exact/closest alphabetical match in the Word Permutations Index.
• If a multi-word term is entered, the information displayed will be based on the first word.

A navigation bar containing alphabetical links is also provided at the top of the screen. Click on any of these alphabetic links to browse through the list of all the descriptors (preferred terms) beginning with that particular alphabet. Scroll through the list or use the Find Term button to go to the term you are looking up.

Clicking on any word in the Base Words (Single Words Index) will take you to the Word Permutations Index wherein you can see a group of all the terms which use that word.

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Displaying a Term Report

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Switching between Indices/Options within the Thesaurus

To move to the Beginning of Thesaurus (Tree Display) or to view Term Reports or to switch between various indices within the Thesaurus, use the links provided under the Browse Thesaurus Options heading at the bottom of the screen.

Word Permutations Index: This alphabetical index provides access to a list of permutations for single words of interest.

Term Reports: Term reports helps you to see how a term is treated in the thesaurus and used in the database. You can find here broader term, narrower terms, related terms, use and used for terms, along with a scope note wherever necessary.

Alphabetic Index (All Descriptors): Provides a list of only the descriptors (just the preferred terms) within the Thesaurus. Use descriptors in your search to retrieve exactly the records you want.

Base Words (Single Words Index): This is a word by word, alphabetical list of all single words which make up the descriptors found in the thesaurus.

Alphabetic Index (All Terms): Provides a list of all the terms (descriptors and non-descriptors) in the thesaurus. In other words, this index includes both preferred and non-preferred terms.

Beginning of Thesaurus (Tree Display): Click on this link to access the beginning of the Thesaurus' Tree Display.

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Inserting Thesaurus Terms into Your Search Strategy

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Paging through the Thesaurus Index

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