Reveal and boost your data with the INRAE thesaurus

Abstract

In a context of information overload, it is becoming increasingly essential to have customized indexing and document search tools. The construction of a thesaurus covering the themes of a research institute like INRAE (National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment) aims to provide a detailed description of institutional productions. This type of vocabulary enhances the value of these products by making them more findable and reusable. The INRAE thesaurus contains over 16,000 concepts in French and English, including synonyms and definitions, and is currently used to index publications, codes, and scientific data with keywords. After presenting the INRAE thesaurus, detailing its structure, contents, and various ways of accessing it, we demonstrate its usefulness through five examples of feedback from scientific or research support user groups.