Titel
Terminological Databases as a Means to Access Knowledge
Making Them Usable for a Non-Expert Audience
Abstract
Terminological databases are a means to manage and access specialist knowledge. Since they are specialist tools, non-terminologists may face difficulties when using them. This is related to two aspects. On the one hand, the user interface of a terminological database is targeted towards terminologists who are familiar with terminology management and the terminology of terminology. On the other hand, the content of terminological databases, i.e. terminological entries containing terms of certain domains, as well as the concept orientation of terminological databases might seem daunting at first glance if the users are not familiar with the relevant domain and terminology work.Therefore, drawing from usability engineering principles, this article addresses how terminological databases can be designed in a way that allows users who are not familiar with terminology work to easily access terminological databases, and thus the knowledge contained in them. Terminological databases are often used by terminologists and non-experts in terminology alike. Therefore, the needs of these different user groups should guide the(further) development of terminological databases to make the knowledge contained in them accessible to a broad audience.
Stichwort
user-centred designtermbasesusability
Objekt-Typ
Sprache
Englisch [eng]
Persistent identifier
phaidra.univie.ac.at/o:2070018
Erschienen in
Titel
Rasprave Instituta za hrvatski jezik i jezikoslovlje
Band
49
Ausgabe
2
ISSN
1849-0379
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Seitenanfang
419
Seitenende
438
Publication
Institute of Croatian Language and Linguistics
Erscheinungsdatum
2023
Zugänglichkeit
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