Controlled and natural language use in the databases: literature review

Abstract

The work has the aim to examine the use of the controlled language or the use of the natural language in the search strategy planning in the CD-ROM or online environment. Studies that focusing the use of the controlled and natural languages in the search strategy are reviewed providing a perspective on the complexity of searching for bibliographic and referral information, including the selection of terms for the search strategies and the role of controlled vocabulary or the natural language in this context.

Databases; Search strategy; Controlled language; Natural language; Information retrieval; Review article