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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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04 Apr 2014
TL;DR: It has been observed that there are similarities between modes of formation of words and subjects and it has been concluded that there may be some similarities of intrinsic properties between them.
Abstract: The basic implication of a subject in the context of library and information science is outlined here. It is pointed outthat the purview of library and information science mostly reckons any subject in the form of some either assigned orderived terms or keywords. The basic concepts of words as per the scope of linguistics are also provided. Different modes offormation of complex and compound subjects as enunciated by Ranganathan are described. The modes of formation ofcompound words as depicted in linguistics have been described and compared with different modes of formation of complexand compound subjects as portrayed by Ranganathan, Neelameghan, Seetharama and Sen. It has been observed that thereare similarities between modes of formation of words and subjects. As similarities are observed at the very basic foundationlevel between words and subjects, therefore it has been concluded that there may be some similarities of intrinsic propertiesbetween them. The specific words belonging to a particular subject domain or subject-specific words that are commonlyknown as keywords may thus be recognized as eventual denomination or fundamental building block of the concernedsubject. The keywords may thus be looked upon as molecule of a subject from linguistic viewpoint.
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22 Jan 2016
TL;DR: The author brings to light attempts made at providing a base for continuous improvements in the scheme and bringing it back to life.
Abstract: The paper presents a case for the revival of Colon Classification (CC). It traces the status of CC in brief and discusses its features. The author brings to light attempts made at providing a base for continuous improvements in the scheme and bringing it back to life. Measures for the revival of CC are suggested.
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...In the same vein Ranganathan (1967)2 noted that we have been classifying for only a little over one hundred years: It is fortunate that in the United States people began to classify books only in the middle of the nineteenth century....
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19 Dec 2014
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors propose an approche incrementale dirigee par les modeles, issue de l’IDM (ingenierie dirigé par les models), basee sur des meta-modeles, for garantir l'aspect d'evolutivite.
Abstract: L’organisation des connaissances est une discipline investie par des bibliothecaires, documentalistes, archivistes specialistes de l’information, informaticiens et tous professionnels de documents. Elle englobe toutes activites, etudes et recherches qui elaborent et traitent les processus d’organisation et de presentation des ressources documentaires utiles dans une organisation. Dans ce contexte, le projet ANR Miipa-Doc a pour objectifs d’explorer des nouvelles methodes d’indexation ascendantes, en utilisant des termes descripteurs formules par les individus plutot que choisis parmi une liste preetablie, pour l’organisation des contenus documentaires complexes au sein des entreprises de large taille, et concevoir l’architecture logicielle correspondante.Dans ce projet notre contribution consiste a gerer l’heterogeneite d’un systeme d’information d’organisation des contenus documentaires, base sur une approche orientee metier et un SOC (systeme d’organisation des connaissances) folksonomique a facette. Nous proposons dans cette gestion une approche incrementale dirigee par les modeles, issue de l’IDM (ingenierie dirigee par les modeles), basee sur des meta-modeles pour garantir l’aspect d’evolutivite. Apres l’implementation du prototype HyperTaging qui met en place ces deux approches, nous proposons un processus d’evaluation permet de positionner ce prototype et tous SI de classification documentaire dans l’environnement des ECM, en se basant sur des criteres d’evaluation fins et particuliers.
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02 Nov 2011
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe four waves of Ranganathan's dynamic theory of classification, and describe the components that distinguish each wave, and porposes ways in which this understanding can inform systems design in the contemporary environment, particularly with regard to interoperability and scheme versioning.
Abstract: Describes four waves of Ranganathan’s dynamic theory of classification. Outlines components that distinguish each wave, and porposes ways in which this understanding can inform systems design in the contemporary environment, particularly with regard to interoperability and scheme versioning. Ends with an appeal to better understanding the relationship between structure and semantics in faceted classification schemes and similar indexing languages.
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TL;DR: A BBC project to bring together Archive and Production workspaces in which various metadata and KOS integration issues were encountered is described.
Abstract: Unifying diverse content silos requires not simply bringing together assets, but also the metadata used to manage those assets. Often, as part of technology change projects, different Knowledge Organization Systems (KOSs), such as taxonomies and ontologies, need to be related. This may involve brokering agreements between different organizational or departmental cultures. Much work on developing metadata crosswalks has been at the heading or label level, but semantic analysis also needs to be undertaken when mapping diverse KOSs and, in practice, often needs to balance preservation of local or specialized terminology with accessibility for general users. This article, based on a presentation given at the second biennial conference of the UK chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organization (ISKO UK), describes a BBC project to bring together Archive and Production workspaces in which various metadata and KOS integration issues were encountered.
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