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What is ViewChoir? |
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ViewChoir is a read-only version of ConceptChoir (it
contains everything ConceptChoir has, except editing
functions). ViewChoir enables the thesaurus you create
using ConceptChoir or other thesaurus building tools to
be available for anyone to browse and navigate on the
Internet. You can also use ViewChoir as a
thesaurus-aided search-filtering tool on the Internet to
significantly improve both recall and precision of your
Internet searches using popular search engines.
In addition, it enables collaborative thesaurus
building with candidate term submissions by end-users.
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What is required to run ViewChoir? |
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ViewChoir requires only a Web server and a browser.
Since it is completely based on XML, it doesn't even
require a DBMS to store your thesaurus data. It is truly
open, allowing the use of any operating system,
any Web server, and any client. |
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Does ViewChoir support multiple thesauri? |
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Yes, you can incorporate as many thesauri as you desire
into ViewChoir for browsing and searching. |
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Can I use ViewChoir without ConceptChoir? |
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Yes, but you will need
ConceptChoir or TranChoir
to produce XML documents that are designed and optimized
for ViewChoir, LinkChoir, and SeekChoir. |
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If I update my thesaurus using ConceptChoir, how
difficult is it to post my new, revised thesaurus via
ViewChoir? |
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You just need to use
ConceptChoir or TranChoir
to generate XML documents again and replace the previous
version. |
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Do users have to install ViewChoir on their local
machines in order to use it? |
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No, users just need to have an Internet browser such as
IE or Netscape on their local machines. Since ViewChoir
is developed using JAVA, users need to install JAVA
Plug-in which is available free of charge from Sun
Website. |
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Can collaborative editors submit candidate terms
directly via ViewChoir? |
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Yes, collaborative editors can easily submit a
candidate term via ViewChoir by simply adding it to an
existing descriptor as its broader term. The new
candidate term can then be imported into ConceptChoir
for editors to view and edit. |
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Does ConceptChoir provide any means to publish and
distribute my thesaurus? |
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| ConceptChoir 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. |
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