masoomeh naghneh; Mozafar Cheshmeh Sohrabi; Nahid Banieghbal
Volume 9, Issue 6 , March 2012, , Pages 802-813
Abstract
Introduction: Today, indexing is an important tool in information retrieval. The aim of the present Studywas to identify the level of compliance of the Persian and English keywords in Farsi and English abstractsand titles of dissertations of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, with the Persian ...
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Introduction: Today, indexing is an important tool in information retrieval. The aim of the present Studywas to identify the level of compliance of the Persian and English keywords in Farsi and English abstractsand titles of dissertations of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, with the Persian MedicalThesaurus and Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), which are the most important medical thesauruses.Methods: This was a descriptive survey done in 2011. The study sample included 2942 postgraduatetheses from 8 libraries of the Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. 340 theses were selected bystratified random sampling. . Data collection was performed by a researcher-constructed checklist and byvisiting libraries and studying the dissertations. Data analysis was performed by non-parametric statisticalanalysis (X2) and correlation coefficient. Due to the nature of the survey it has no reliability and itsvalidity was confirmed by reviewing 10 cases based on the checklist, and modifying them according to theviews of two library professionals.Results: There is a significant correlation between Persian and English keywords, and the Persian MedicalThesaurus and MeSH. Most keywords had a composite or single-word structure, and most of thekeywords were selected from the abstract. The majority of selected keywords were English.Conclusion: Keyword selection at the end of thesis abstracts is a form of free indexing. Therefore,studying researchers’ keywords can pave the way for the modification of indexing tools for in science,especially the medical sciences
