Knowledge Organization Systems
Encyclopedia
Knowledge Organization Systems (or KOS) is a generic term used in Knowledge organization
about authority lists, classification systems, thesauri
, topic maps, ontologies etc.
Knowledge organization
The term knowledge organization designates a field of study related to Library and Information Science . In this meaning, KO is about activities such as document description, indexing and classification performed in libraries, databases, archives etc...
about authority lists, classification systems, thesauri
Thesaurus
A thesaurus is a reference work that lists words grouped together according to similarity of meaning , in contrast to a dictionary, which contains definitions and pronunciations...
, topic maps, ontologies etc.
See also
- Controlled vocabularyControlled vocabularyControlled vocabularies provide a way to organize knowledge for subsequent retrieval. They are used in subject indexing schemes, subject headings, thesauri, taxonomies and other form of knowledge organization systems...
- Ontology (information science)
- Simple Knowledge Organization System (SKOS)