http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Resources/Content-Management/Metadata/Controlled-Vocabulary A listing of the most recently indexed works about Resources and Content Management and Metadata and Controlled Vocabulary in the field of technical communication. en-us Copyright (c) 2005-08 by the EServer. All rights reserved. tclib-editorial@eserver.org (TC Library Editorial Board) webmaster@eserver.org (Geoffrey Sauer) http://tc.eserver.org/images/newlogo.gif http://tc.eserver.org/dir/Resources/Content-Management/Metadata/Controlled-Vocabulary http://tc.eserver.org/27721.html http://tc.eserver.org/27721.html A controlled vocabulary makes a database easier to search. Since we have many different ways of describing concepts, drawing all of these terms together under a single word or phrase in a database makes searching the database more efficient as it eliminates guess work. However, arriving at this efficiency requires consistency on the part of the individual indexing the database and the use of pre-determined terms.