Gale Facilities Thesaurus

The Gale Facilities Thesaurus is a subset of the master Gale Business Thesaurus and includes subject areas related to a number of types of facilities, buildings, structures, and locations at which commercial or industrial enterprises conduct their manufacturing, distribution, or retail operations. Hospitals, other healthcare-related facilities, and laboratories are included, but recreational and educational facilities are not. All thesaural relationships (BT/NT, RT, USE/UF) are included, and some terms have scope notes. The thesaurus contains 154 preferred terms/concepts (2019) and is continually updated.