THE RUSSIAN SCHOOL OF TERMINOLOGY

CONTRIBUTIONS TO KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION

Authors

  • Hagar Espanha Gomes Livre docente
  • Maria Luiza de Almeida Campos Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro image/svg+xml
  • Rosana Portugal Tavares de Moraes Fluminense Federal University image/svg+xml
  • Linair Maria Campos Fluminense Federal University image/svg+xml
  • Luana Farias Sales Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia image/svg+xml

Keywords:

Russian School of Terminology, terminology, cognitive terminology, knowledge representation

Abstract

The issues involving the theoretical and methodological trajectory of the Russian School of Terminology are addressed in this study, especially those involving Knowledge Organization, fundamentally regarding what is defined as a term—in our case, understood as a fundamental element for the representation of information and knowledge. The objective is to present the evolutionary milestones of this school, from the normative approach of D. S. Lotte and G. O. Vinokur to contemporary Cognitive Terminology. Methodologically, an exploratory study was conducted, developed through bibliographical research and the use of the Backward Snowballing technique. As one of the results of the study, it is concluded that the Russian School is distinguished by its emphasis on the systemic nature of the term, conceiving it as an integral element of a terminological system that reflects conceptual systems. At the end of the study, it is evident that the principles advocated by the Russian School of Terminology, especially terminological precision and systematicity, are fundamental for semantic interoperability and for the development of ontologies and Knowledge Organization Systems, which are central elements in Knowledge Organization studies.

Author Biographies

  • Hagar Espanha Gomes, Livre docente

    She has a degree in Library Science from the National Library Foundation (1955) and a master's in Information Science from the Brazilian Institute of Bibliography and Documentation (1972). She is a Free-Docent in Bibliography at UFF (1976). She has experience in the field of Information Science, with an emphasis on Knowledge Organization, working mainly on the following topics: indexing, documentary language, thesaurus, terminology, and taxonomy, areas in which she works as a Consultant.

  • Maria Luiza de Almeida Campos, Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro

    Graduated in Library Science and Documentation. PhD in Information Science from the Brazilian Institute of Scientific and Technological Information - IBICT/UFRJ. In 2008, she completed a Postdoctoral fellowship at the Molecular Biology Laboratory of Trypanosomatids and Phlebotomines at the Oswaldo Cruz Institute FIOCRUZ in the area of genomic ontologies, and in 2014 she completed her second Postdoctoral fellowship at USP in the Postdoctoral Program of the Department of Library Science and Documentation at USP in the area of Representation Theories/Foundation Ontology. She is the leader of the research group EOOCI – Ontic and Ontological Studies in Informational Contexts.

  • Rosana Portugal Tavares de Moraes, Fluminense Federal University

    Associate Professor in the Department of Information Science, working in the undergraduate programs in Library Science and Documentation and Archival Science. She holds a degree in Library Science and Documentation (2008), a Master's (2014), and a Doctorate (2018) in Information Science from Fluminense Federal University. She is part of the Research Group on Ontic and Ontological Studies in Information Contexts (EOOCI). She is a member of the Brazilian Association for Research and Graduate Studies in Information Science (ANCIB) and the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO).

  • Linair Maria Campos, Fluminense Federal University

    Associate professor in the Information Science Department at UFF (GCI) and teacher in the graduate program in Information Science at UFF (PPGCI). She holds a PhD in Information Science from the UFF/IBICT partnership, and a master's in Computer Science from NCE/UFRJ. She works as a researcher in the EOOCI research group.

  • Luana Farias Sales, Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

    Graduated in Library Science and Documentation from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) (2003). Master’s (2006) and PhD (2014) in Information Science from the Graduate Program at IBICT. She currently works as a Science & Technology Analyst at CNEN, acting as a researcher at the Nuclear Engineering Institute in the field of Nuclear Knowledge Management, and is a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Information Science at IBICT/UFRJ. She also teaches at the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro (UNIRIO).

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Published

2026-11-13

Conference Proceedings Volume

2026: XXVI ENCONTRO NACIONAL DE PESQUISA E PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM CIÊNCIA DA INFORMAÇÃO

Section

GT 2 – Organização e Representação do Conhecimento

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