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Prolegomena to Library Classification
01 Jan 1967-
About: The article was published on 1967-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 431 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Library of Congress Classification & Dewey Decimal Classification.
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TL;DR: Aceptual framework is proposed which expresses the tension between approaches which rely on extra-technological principles and approaches based on some notion of the objective or mternal structure of technology.
Abstract: Technology classifications are required for structur mg data on technological innovation for information storage and retrieval and to provide frameworks for the analysis of technological change This paper renews different types of principles used in technology classification and their embodi ment in vaneties of classification schemes. The principles considered are classification according to historical develop ment; natural laws; branch of production: function within branch of production; or by construction principle. The paper briefly discusses four types of classification: bibliographic: patent: product, and analytical. It explores the extent to which such principles and practice deal with technology in terms of ideas and frameworks rooted in the objective or internal structure of technology or the extent to which they rely on "extra-technological" concepts and frameworks. A cunceptual framework is proposed which expresses the tension between approaches which rely on extra-technological principles and a...
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...to basing them on fundamental concepts; an approach which was pioneered notably by the Indian scholar and librarian Ranganathan [31]....
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TL;DR: This paper is based on an analytical study of 335 keywords extracted from titles and abstracts of 70 research articles, taking ten from each year starting from 2000 to 2006, in decreasing order of relevance, on the subject Fermi Liquid, which is a specific subject under the broad area of Condensed Matter Physics.
Abstract: This paper is based on an analytical study of 335 keywords extracted from titles and abstracts of 70 research articles, taking ten from each year starting from 2000 to 2006, in decreasing order of relevance, on the subject Fermi Liquid, which is a specific subject under the broad area of Condensed Matter Physics. The research articles have been collected from the bibliographic database of INSPEC. The keywords are indexed to critically examine its physical structure that is composed of three fundamental kernels, viz. keyphrase, modulator and qualifier. The keyphrase reflects the central concept, which is usually post-coordinated by the modulator to amend the central concept in accordance with the relevant context. The qualifier comes after the modulator to describe the particular state of the central concept and/or amended concept. The keywords are further classified in 16 classes on the basis of the four parameters, viz. Associativeness, chronological appearance, frequency of occurrence and category. The taxonomy of keywords will enable to analyze research-trend of a subject and to identify potential research-areas of a subject.
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TL;DR: The failures of chain indexing arise mainly from an inherited overemphasis on generic relationships, encouraged by careless use of the term "chain" as discussed by the authors, and PRECIS briefly considered as a possible (but improbable) general substitute for indexing.
Abstract: The criticisms made against chain indexing are reviewed, and PRECIS briefly considered as a possible (but improbable) general substitute for indexing. The failures of chain indexing arise mainly from an inherited overemphasis on generic relationships, encouraged by careless use of the term 'chain'. The use of symbols to represent relations between terms is suggested for the chain index, to emphasize syntagmatic relations and prevent ambiguity. These relation ships can be used to manipulate the index terms into likely additional index approaches, employing the logical concepts of Symmetry and Transitivity which derive from a structure inherent between relations, a sort of 'metarelations'. The transitivity of the relations of Action or Property to Object over the relation of Material to Object are particularly con sidered, and clues to this relational structure obtained from Aristotle's theory of causation.
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TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated how the systematic procedures of Kaiser's indexing method can appear as a pioneer of the synthetic analytical method and concluded that by establishing the basis of such a method, Kaiser was also the pioneer of indexing as a methodological approach for the making of subject indexes.
Abstract: The systematic indexing developed by the German librarian Julius Otto Kaiser at the end of the nineteenth and the beginning of the twentieth centuries brought groundbreaking contributions to the theoretical framework of the Subject Approach to Information (SAI). Neverthless, the SAI literature usually refers to Kaiser more through the subject analysis based on the concrete-process binomy than through the pioneering development of indexing as a method to construct indexes. This study addresses Kaiser as a theoretical reference in the SAI universe by proposing that Kaiser’s conception of systematic indexing established the pillars of the synthetic analytical methods, which, in turn, was the basis for the development of Ranganathan’s faceted classification. The theoretical framework on which this study is based is comprised by the literature produced by the Anglo-American approaches, namely bibliographic classification, subject cataloguing and indexing. To do so, we put Kaiser’s professional career in the SAI scenario, showing his theoretical dialogues with other exponents of the area, which set him on the same level as others such as Otlet, Cutter and Ranganathan. For our methodological approach, we adopted the pragmatism of William James – which focuses on taken paths and the possibilities of accomplishment –, we investigated how the systematic procedures of Kaiser’s indexing method can appear as a pioneer of the synthetic analytical method. Pragmatic observation was empirically supported by the analysis of Kaiser’s works, which constitute a crucial body of investigation. The analytical and synthetic dimension in Kaiser’s works allows the definition of variables used to relate his method with Ranganathan’s. Based on such variables (elements of the analysis, development of analysis, development of synthesis and the products of synthesis), the study shows the aspects that make Kaiser the pioneer of the synthetic analytical method. Moreover, it is possible to conclude that by establishing the basis of such a method, Kaiser was also the pioneer of indexing as a methodological approach for the making of subject indexes.
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...É possível complementar esse panorama histórico, que estranhamente salta da 7 Opta-se pelo termo classificação de assunto com base na perspectiva de Ranganathan (1967), quem afirmou que toda classificação voltada à organização de bibliotecas necessariamente é uma classificação de assuntos....
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07 Apr 2014
TL;DR: An initial structure to support a taxonomy for Web Observatories (WO) is proposed and it is hoped that future work based on a more systematic review will refine this model and hence refine the understanding of the nature of Observatories.
Abstract: In this paper, we propose an initial structure to support a taxonomy for Web Observatories (WO). The work is based on a small sample of cases drawn from the work of the Web Science Trust and the Web Science Institute and reflects aspects of academic, business and government Observatories. Whilst this is early work it is hoped, by drawing broad brushstrokes at the edges of different types of Observatory, that future work based on a more systematic review will refine this model and hence refine our understanding of the nature of Observatories. We also seek here to enhance a faceted classification scheme (which is thought to be weak in the area of visualisation) through the use of simplified concept maps.
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...As this is still early work (as much work on Observatories is) our intention in moving towards a taxonomy is not to prematurely "lock down" the structure of Observatories but to enable three potential benefits: (1) To sketch out a "vocabulary" of elements giving a basis for designers, developers,…...
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