Faceted Classification for the Web

Vickery, Brian

doi:10.1007/s10516-007-9025-9

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“…A diesel engine is an object of composed Matter, it is a manifestation of Energy, and it exists in Space and Time. Other classificationists have expanded on Ranganathan's ideas, and Vickery (1966) suggests that PMEST are not the only possible categories; facets may be any categories that are logical for the entities being classified.…”

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A linguistic analysis of question taxonomies

Pomerantz

2005

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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Section: Discussion Of Existing Question Taxonomiesmentioning

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A linguistic analysis of question taxonomies

Pomerantz

2005

J. Am. Soc. Inf. Sci.

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“…Soergel assumes that the decision to build a thesaurus has already been made (Soergel, 1974). Vickery similarly begins with the idea that a classification is needed (Vickery, 1960). Aitchison, Gilchrist, and Bawden briefly discuss only the relative benefits of thesauri and full-text search, and then proceed with instructions for creating a thesaurus (Aitchison, Gilchrist, and Bawden, 2000).…”

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Beyond retrieval: A proposal to expand the design space of classification

Feinberg

2011

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Abstract:In Information Science, the creation of classification schemes has been more commonly described in the mode of scientific discovery, as opposed to artifact design. From the literary warrant of Hulme to the terminological warrant of the Classification Research Group (CRG), to Hjørland's domain analysis, the classificationist seems like one who documents and compiles, and not one who actively shapes design. Outside of Information Science, however, classification is used as an active argument to structure interpretations (in linguistics and philosophy) and as a means of coordinating and imposing order on work practices (in studies of information systems). In this paper, I suggest that classification researchers should investigate a wider variety of design possibilities, in which the purpose of a classification is not assumed to be a retrieval tool in the traditional manner. A consequence of an expanded design space is that standard classification manuals and guides become insufficient support for the design process; a new research area might be the facilitation of problem-setting aspects of classification design. One avenue of possible research involves the description of a design language, following the description of such by Lowgren andStolterman (2004) and Donald Schon (1983). A design language, which might be operationalized as a set of product qualities, might provide a framework by which designers can better understand, evaluate, and create classifications.

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“…These are general categories, valid throughout all classes, to which the facets belong (Vickery 2008). For example, the class of organisms can have a facet of physiological processes, including digestion, respiration, excretion etc., and this facet can belong to the fundamental category of Energy, as it represents a dynamic feature of organisms.…”

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“…Experience with the construction of many special schemes persuaded the members of the CRG to introduce a revised set of categories (Vickery 1960(Vickery , 1975. Some of Ranganathan's categories were kept, although in some cases their name was modified (Table 1): in particular, the esoteric term ''Personality'', meaning the focus object of a field of study, was substituted by Object or Thing or Entity.…”

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Categories and Facets in Integrative Levels

Gnoli

2008

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Facets and general categories used in bibliographic classification have been based on a disciplinary organization of knowledge. However, facets and categories of phenomena independent from disciplines can be identified similarly. Phenomena can be classified according to a series of integrative levels (layers), which in turn can be grouped into the major strata of form, matter, life, mind, society and culture, agreeing with Nicolai Hartmann's ontology. Unlike a layer, a stratum is not constituted of elements of the lower ones; rather, it represents the formal pattern of the lower ones, like the horse hoof represents the shape of the steppe. Bibliographic categories can now be seen in the light of level theory: some categories are truly general, while others only appear at a given level, being the realization of a general category in the specific context of the level: these are the facets of that level. In the notation of the Integrative Level Classification project, categories and facets are represented by digits, and displayed in a Web interface with the help of colours.

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Faceted Classification for the Web

Cited by 37 publications

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A linguistic analysis of question taxonomies

A linguistic analysis of question taxonomies

Beyond retrieval: A proposal to expand the design space of classification

Categories and Facets in Integrative Levels

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