Some General Principles Used in the Construction of Glossaries of Terms in Lffirary Science in English and other Languages of India
Authors
-
Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, 42nd Cross, III Block, Rajajinagar. Bangalore 560010
A. Neelameghan
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2002/v39i2/48870Keywords:
Terminology, Glossaries, Mono-lingual Glossaries, Multi-lingual Glossaries, Guiding PrinciplesAbstract
The paper considers briefly some of the factors that influence the formation of concepts and concept terms, some problems in constructing mono-lingual and multi-lingual glossaries, and some general guiding principles for developing technical terminology mostly formulated by S.R. Ranganathan and his associate researchers in the 1940s and used in the preparation of glossaries of terms in library science (LIS) in English and other languages of India. Issues relating to borrowing terms from other languages are mentioned. The advantages of classified arrangement of terms in a glossary and steps in the preparation of a glossary of terms are discussed with examples.
Downloads
Download data is not yet available.
Downloads
Published
2002-01-02
How to Cite
Neelameghan, A. (2002). Some General Principles Used in the Construction of Glossaries of Terms in Lffirary Science in English and other Languages of India. Journal of Information and Knowledge, 39(2), 127–137. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2002/v39i2/48870
Issue
Section
Articles
License
All the articles published in Journal of Information and Knowledge are held by the Publisher. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science (SRELS), as a publisher requires its authors to transfer the copyright prior to publication. This will permit SRELS to reproduce, publish, distribute and archive the article in print and electronic form and also to defend against any improper use of the article.
Received 2014-05-19
Accepted 2014-05-19
Published 2002-01-02
Accepted 2014-05-19
Published 2002-01-02
