A library needs synonym-aware keyword search so “storytime” matches children’s program catalog names. What should they configure?
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Short Explanation
A full-text thesaurus is the library’s synonym cheat sheet—“storytime” and the official kids’ program name land in the same search net.
Full Explanation
Configuring full-text thesaurus support lets the library expand synonym-aware keyword search so terms like “storytime” match children’s program catalog names that use official or alternate wording. Thesaurus/synonym handling is the lexical mechanism DP-800 associates with improving full-text recall for known municipal vocabulary variants without abandoning keyword search. Relying only on vector search and never configuring full-text synonym handling fails by concept when the requirement is synonym-aware keyword matching: vectors may help paraphrases, but they do not replace an explicit full-text thesaurus for governed catalog synonym lists. Removing program names from the catalog so synonyms cannot match fails by deleting the text that both keyword and synonym expansion need to operate on. Matching only ISBN barcodes and ignoring all program-name text fails because barcodes identify physical or catalog items, not children’s program name synonyms residents and staff type into search. Exam caveat: thesaurus entries must be curated for the library’s program vocabulary; an overly aggressive synonym list can create false positives across unrelated programs. Operationally, load thesaurus entries for children’s program aliases, run acceptance queries such as “storytime” against official catalog titles, confirm expansion behavior in full-text, and review false matches whenever seasonal program names change.