The Find-It! Illinois controlled vocabulary: Improving access to government information through the Jessica subject tree |
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| Institution: | 1. Illinois State Library, Springfield, Illinois 62701-1796, USA;1. Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists, 115 E 57th Street, Suite 400, New York, NY 10022, USA;2. Skin Laser & Surgery Specialists, 20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 702, Hackensack, NJ 07601, USA;3. Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 S Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA;4. Dermatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mt. Sinai, 5 E 98th Street, New York, NY 10029, USA;5. Dermatology, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Medical Science Building H-576, Newark, NJ 07103-2757, USA;6. Law, Fordham University School of Law, 150 W 62nd Street, New York, NY 10023, USA;1. AGH University of Science and Technology – Faculty of Foundry Engineering, 23 Reymonta Street, Krakow 30-059, Poland;2. University of Cambridge – Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy, 27 Charles Babbage Road, Cambridge CB3 0FS, UK;3. University of Leoben – Department of Metallurgy, Franz Josef Strasse 25, Leoben A8071, Austria;1. Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan;2. Ph.D. Program in Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;3. Mechanical & Electromechanical Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University, Kaohsiung 80424, Taiwan;4. School of Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 80708, Taiwan;1. University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Groningen, the Netherlands;2. University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Centre for Human Movement Sciences, Groningen, the Netherlands;3. University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Orthopedics, Groningen, the Netherlands;4. University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Groningen, the Netherlands;1. Yildiz Technical University, Department of Surveying Engineering, 34220 Istanbul, Turkey;2. Aalborg University, Department of Development and Planning, 9220 Aalborg, Denmark |
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| Abstract: | The need to improve information access on the Web has resulted in Illinois’ implementation of lexicographer Dr. Jessica Milstead’s subject tree for the Find-It! Illinois Program. In 1999, when the Illinois State Library joined four other states in implementing a state Government Information Locator Service (GILS) project, developing a controlled vocabulary became an essential component for maximizing retrieval of government information. Furthermore, application of library cataloging tools such as the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) is insufficient for online retrieval. An analysis of the structure and content of Dr. Milstead’s subject tree reveals the importance of new tools for improving online access methods. Illinois’ implementation of Dr. Milstead’s subject tree exposed the interest for nationwide application. The Illinois subject tree has been named the “Jessica Tree” to convey its expanded utility. The national adoption of a controlled vocabulary for retrieving state government information online will require collaboration among all states, so that the vision of a Find-It! America can be actualized. |
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