Vocabulary Resources

This list will continue to be updated. Please feel free to recommend any schemes that may be missing.

General resources:

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ACM Computing Classification System

B

Bliss Bibliographic Classification

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D

Dewey Decimal Classification

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G

Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) Audience Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Format Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Grade Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Language Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Pedagogy Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Relation Element Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Resource Type Controlled Vocabulary

GEM Subject Element Controlled Vocabulary

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I

Iconclass - subject specific international classification system for iconographic research and the documentation of images.

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L

Library of Congress Classification

Library of Congress: Legislative Indexing Vocabulary (LIV)

M

Mathematics Subject Classification

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) - Medical Subject Headings comprise National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary used for indexing articles, for cataloging books and other holdings, and for searching MeSH-indexed databases, including MEDLINE.

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS)

 

O

Optics Classification and Indexing Scheme (OCIS)

 

P

Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme (PACS)

 

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R

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S

Structural Classification of Proteins (SCOP)

Social History and Industrial Classification (SHIC) - A subject classification for museum collections.

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U

UMI: Controlled Vocabulary - for searching the Subject Fields of the ProQuest® databases, e.g. ABI/INFORM.

 

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W

WordNet - a Lexical Database for English

Wordsmyth

 

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