Energy Data Base: Subject Thesaurus
- ed.
This seventh edition of the subject thesaurus contains the standard vocabulary of indexing terms (descriptors) developed and structured by the technical staff of the Office of Scientific and Technical Information as part of its subject indexing activities for building and maintaining the Energy Data Base (EDB) and other energy information data bases for the Department of Energy (DOE). The purpose of this thesaurus is to enhance the efficiency of information retrieval from these data bases. This structured vocabulary reflects the scope of DOE's research, development, and technological programs and encompasses terminology derived not only from the basic sciences for also from areas of energy resources, conservation, safety, environmental impact, and regulation. There are 21,080 valid descriptors and 5683 forbidden terms in this edition of the Thesaurus. These descriptors are listed alphabetically.
- Research Organization:
- USDOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN
- OSTI ID:
- 6111405
- Report Number(s):
- DOE/TIC-7000-R7; ON: DE87008007
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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