Guidance on most aspects of the secondary issues was emerging in any case. After the four issue presentations and discussion, the breakout sessions were held over lunch on November 5. Returning in early afternoon, a recorder presented the findings of each session, supplemented by input from other participants in the session. To avoid repetitiveness, this summary first presents some general themes which recurred throughout the presentations and discussions. It then lists points that were made by speakers and participants for each topic and presentation.
Recommendations follow at the end of the report.
One aspect of shareability is the need for shareable input files, which is not the case with thesaurus management software today. A standard interchange format is required, one that will support displays at a variety of levels. This was resolved in favor of inclusiveness, including any kind of vocabulary, regardless of its structure and organization. However, broad classification schemes should be distinguished from thesauri with tens of thousands of terms. Making the standard simple and thesaurus building easier is also critical.