Eric Chau's UBC MLIS Portfolio

02. Thesaurus – Create

Below is a simple thesaurus for travel information searches. If the entities are modelled properly with proper relationships set up in the information system, the thesaurus can be easily generated programmatically.

Each BT-NT pair represents a parent-child relationship; Each USE-UF pair is similar to an alias in computing term. Each RT pair indicates a related item relationship. All these relationships can be easily represented and modelled in relational databases.  

Honshu
NT Tohoku
NT Kanto
NT Chubu
NT Kinki
NT Chugoku
NT Tokyo
NT Tokyo International Airport
Tohoku
BT Honshu
RT Kanto
RT Chubu
RT Kinki
RT Chugoku
Kanto
BT Honshu
NT Tokyo
NT Tokyo International Airport
RT Tohoku
RT Chubu
RT Kinki
RT Chugoku
Chubu
BT Honshu
RT Tohoku
RT Kanto
RT Kinki
RT Chugoku
Kinki
UF Kansai
BT Honshu
RT Tohoku
RT Kanto
RT Kinki
RT Chugoku
Kansai
USES Kinki
Chugoku
BTHonshu
RTTohoku
RTKanto
RTKinki
RTChubu
Tokyo
BT Honshu
BT Kanto
NT Tokyo International Airport
Tokyo International Airport
UF Haneda International Airport
UF Tokyo Haneda Airport
BT Honshu
BT Kanto
BT Tokyo
Haneda International Airport
USES Tokyo International Airport
Tokyo Haneda Airport
USES Tokyo International Airport