What is the CIS/Index Controlled Vocabulary?
LexisNexis® Congressional assists researchers in finding information quickly and reliably through the application of subject index terms from a 7,500-word controlled vocabulary to each results record. This controlled vocabulary was originally developed by CIS/Index, and is especially suited to the retrieval of congressional information. The hierarchical terms are selected from the following categories: • Agriculture, Business, and Industry • Communication and Transportation • Education, Health, and Public Welfare • Government • History, Culture, and Society • Landforms • Law and Justice • National Defense and Foreign Relations • Natural Resources and Science The controlled vocabulary subject term lists may be accessed through the Index Terms Look-up Tool. To use the Index Terms Look-up tool to access the subject term lists, click the Index Terms link on the Basic Search Form (Congressional Publications) and the Advanced Search Form (Congressional Publications). Subject terms may also b
