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Introduction

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Finding a Word in the Word Permutations Index

• If the word entered is in the thesaurus, you will be taken to its Term Report.
• If the word entered is not in the thesaurus, you will be taken to its closest alphabetical match in the Word Permutations Index.
• If the word entered is a plural, singular or international spelling variant of a descriptor used in the Thesaurus, you will be taken to a list of permutations for the matching word or 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.

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Clicking on Terms within the Index

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Switching between Indices/Options within the Thesaurus

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 in Search Strategy

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Paging through the Thesaurus Index

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