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What is
TCS-10? |
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TCS-10 is a new kind of thesaurus
construction and retrieval system. It
allows the user to develop hierarchical
thesauri and any other hierarchical
authority lists easily and quickly, to
create Web sites from the thesauri and
hierarchical authority lists
automatically, to integrate (index and
search) the Internet sources with the
thesauri and hierarchical authority
lists effectively, and to browse and
navigate hierarchical thesauri and other
hierarchical authority lists
efficiently. |
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What is required to run
TCS-10? |
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All you need to run TCS-10 is a PC. The
required database and JAVA Plug-in are
supplied by WebChoir.
TCS-10
works with any Windows system, including
Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT,
and Windows 98. |
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Does
TCS-10 support foreign languages? |
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Yes, TCS-10 allows you to create a
thesaurus in almost any language. And
TCS-10's multi-lingual support lets you
either create an entire thesaurus in a
foreign language or attach multiple
translations to a descriptor.
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Q. |
How many records can be managed by
TCS-10?
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Unlimited. |
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Does
TCS-10
validate data entry to ensure data
integrity? |
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Yes, TCS-10 thoroughly checks
duplications and conflicts before
committing any data to the database to
guarantee the integrity of your data. |
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Q. |
Does
TCS-10
generate reciprocals when adding a NT,
UF, or RT? |
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Yes, TCS-10 automatically generates
reciprocals for all reciprocal
relationships. |
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Q. |
Can I create poly-hierarchies with
TCS-10? |
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Yes, TCS-10 allows you to place a
descriptor under as many broader terms
as you desire, even across hierarchies.
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Q. |
Can I have user-defined notes and
relationships? |
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Yes, TCS-10 allows you to create as many
user-defined notes and relationships as
you need, and you can do it very easily.
In addition, you can specify if a
user-defined relationship should be
controlled by the authority values and
create authority values for it.
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What kind of thesaurus data can I
import into
TCS-10?
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TCS-10 allows you to import thesaurus
data in a variety of formats, including
ASCII, MARC, and XML. In addition,
TCS-10 lets you to import popular
thesauri such as AAT simply by
specifying the AAT data file.
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Q. |
When I import my data into
TCS-10,
will I loose any information?
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No, with user-defined notes and
relationships, all your data can be
imported into TCS-10. |
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Can I export thesaurus created using
TCS-10
into standard formats such as ASCII and
XML?
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Yes, you can export TCS-10 thesaurus
into ASCII, MARC, and XML. And TCS-10
can even generate a complete navigable
Website from your TCS-10 thesaurus. If
you also own ViewChoir, LinkChoir, and
SeekChoir, you can use TCS-10 to export
your thesauri into XML documents that
are designed and optimized for these
related products of TCS-10. |
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Q. |
What kinds of reports does
TCS-10
produce? |
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In addition to standard thesaurus
reports such as Alphabetical,
Hierarchical, and Rotated, TCS-10
produces many other reports, including
Hierarchy List, UF List, UFA List, URL
List, Descriptors by Category, and Image
List. And the list keeps growing.
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Does
TCS-10
provide any means to publish and
distribute my thesaurus?
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TCS-10 let you publish and distribute
you thesaurus in many ways. First, you
can simply produce an alphabetical
report in HTML and publish it on the
Web. Second, you can generate a complete
navigable Website from your thesaurus
and make it available on the Web. Third,
you can export your thesauri into XML
documents for
ViewChoir,
LinkChoir, and
SeekChoir, and use these related
products to browse and navigate your
thesauri on the Web, and to index and
search your databases using your
thesauri |
