A comparison between free text and a thesaurus controlled vocabulary in searching an online records management database: What are Free Text and Controlled Vocabulary?

Abstract

The use of an uncontrolled vocabulary or natural language as it is sometimes called, has long been the traditional method of assigning a title to a file.

Citation

Comber, D. and Stanford, J. (1989), "A comparison between free text and a thesaurus controlled vocabulary in searching an online records management database: What are Free Text and Controlled Vocabulary?", Records Management Journal, Vol. 1 No. 3, pp. 113-120. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb027028