August 11, 2023
Doing the literature review: Using a database thesaurus
Using a database thesaurus A thesaurus is a list of terms used in databases to give consistent labels to articles which describe the same concept, but in a variety of ways. What is a thesaurus? A thesaurus is a list of terms, structured hierarchically, showing.... broader - more general terms, narrower - more specific term, and related terms. You will also see ‘Use for’ terms: they can be useful to translate ‘lay terms’ into scholarly terms. Example: thesaurus terms in databases Muller, F., van Zoonen, L., & de Roode, L. (2008). The integrative power of sport: Imagined and real effects of sport events on multicultural integration. Sociology of Sport Journal, 25(3), 387-401. Exercise: Using a database thesaurus. Related. Suggested.