[Asis-l] CAB Thesaurus on the web

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FYI

-----Original Message-----
From: Anton Doroszenko a.doroszenko at cabi.org
Sent: Thu, Jul 2, 2009 6:55 am
Subject: [multites-l] CAB Thesaurus on the web



Dear All,

I am pleased to announce that the CAB Thesaurus, the largest life sciences and related topics thesaurus in the world, is now available
online at http://www.cabi.org/cabthesaurus/. The web site is based on the MultiTes Web Development Kit.

Key features include:

    * Controlled vocabulary that has been in constant use since 1983
    * Regularly updated (current version released January 2009)
    * Broad coverage of pure and applied life sciences, technology and social sciences
    * Approximately 96,000 terms, including 64,000 preferred terms and 32,000 non-preferred terms
    * Includes about 62,000 plant, animal and microorganism names
    * Multi-lingual, with Spanish and Portuguese equivalents for most English terms
    * American and British spelling variants
    * Relevant CAS registry numbers for chemicals
    * Commission notation for enzymes

The thesaurus web site features a query builder which integrates seamlessly with CABI's newly improved database platform CAB Direct
(http://www.cabdirect2.org/). If your institution has a subscription to CAB Direct, why not give it a try.

I welcome your feedback on the thesaurus site. Either contact me directly or via the dedicated email address thesaurus at cabi.org.

Best wishes,

Anton

Anton Doroszenko 
Thesaurus Editor
CABI Head Office
Nosworthy Way
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8DE
United Kingdom

Telephone: ?+44?(0)?1491?829366?
Fax: +44 (0) 1491 833508
Email: a.doroszenko at cabi.org
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