Geographic names are not included in the subject classification. The second part of the thesaurus is an alphabetical list of terms. It contains both the approved subject terms and other words people commonly use to describe City activities. Approved or authorized indexing terms are shown in bold type. The entry for each main term includes references to broader, narrower and related terms.
Some terms also have short definitions, or scope notes.
This notation allow a user to find the location of a term in the hierarchy. How to use A document is indexed with the most specific terms which describe its contents as a whole. For example, an ordinance dealing with telephone taxes should be indexed with the term Utility taxes , not Taxes . Likewise, when searching for information on a topic, the term chosen should be as close to the specific topic desired as possible. There is no limit on the number of terms which may be used to index an item.