Listings of Thesauri, Taxonomies and Classification Systems


Classification Schemes and Thesauri Online

http://www.fbi.fh-koeln.de/institut/labor/Bir/thesauri_new/thesen.htm

The thesaurus collection is updated irregularly by the Laboratory for Bibliographic Information Retrieval (BIR).  It includes both English and non-English language vocabularies as well as multilingual thesauri.

Controlled vocabularies, thesauri and classification systems available on the WWW

http://www.lub.lu.se/metadata/subject-help

Compiled by Traugott Koch, this listing includes thesauri, dictionaries and classification schemes that are available on the Internet.

Controlled Vocabulary.com

http://www.controlledvocabulary.com/examples.html

Includes a brief description of sample controlled vocabularies and thesauri available on the Internet.

DB Reference Thesaurus page

http://www.dbreference.com/thesaurus

Extensive list of thesauri and thesaurus websites, linked to extensive reference materials on all variety of subject matter.

Queensland University of Technology

Thesaurus online sites

http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html#Thesauri

Classification schemes online

http://sky.fit.qut.edu.au/~middletm/cont_voc.html#Classification

Thesauri and controlled vocabularies

http://www.collectionscanada.ca/8/4/r4-280-e.html

While the primary focus is on Canadian government vocabulary, listings of non-government thesauri are also included.

UN Classifications Registry

http://unstats.un.org/unsd/cr/registry/

The Classifications registry provides updated information on statistical classifications maintained by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD).  Classifications cover products and activities and are international in language and scope.

Web Thesaurus Compendium

http://www.ipsi.fraunhofer.de/~lutes/thesoecd.html

A listing of thesauri and other structured vocabularies available on the web compiled by Barbara Lutes; last modified in October, 1998. 

Zthes Thesauri on the Internet

http://zthes.z3950.org/thes/index.html

Listing of Zthes-compliant thesauri available on the Internet.


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