Precedent‐setting Contributions to Modern Classification

Richmond, Phyllis A.

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“…Theory and practicality in the creation of classification schemes has always been a goal in the work of the CRG and they had done much to fill the gap between the two especially in “such areas as the production of viable formats for use with computers” (Richmond, 1988, p. 246). Once the decision was made to focus on a general classification scheme, the group turned to the theory of integrative levels in the hopes that it would assist them in developing a “bottom-up approach, i.e., forming areas of knowledge after first having pieced together concepts and determining the areas of knowledge they formed” (Spiteri, 1995).…”

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The relationship between classification research and information retrieval research, 1952 to 1970

Miksa

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present the initial relationship between the Classification Research Group (CRG) and the Center for Documentation and Communication Research (CDCR) and how this relationship changed between 1952 and 1970. The theory of normative behavior and its concepts of worldviews, social norms, social types, and information behavior are used to characterize the relationship between the small worlds of the two groups with the intent of understanding the gap between early classification research and information retrieval (IR) research. Design/methodology/approach This is a mixed method analysis of two groups as evidenced in published artifacts by and about their work. A thorough review of historical literature about the groups as well as their own published works was employed and an author co-citation analysis was used to characterize the conceptual similarities and differences of the two groups of researchers. Findings The CRG focused on fundamental principles to aid classification and retrieval of information. The CDCR were more inclined to develop practical methods of retrieval without benefit of good theoretical foundations. The CRG began it work under the contention that the general classification schemes at the time were inadequate for the developing IR mechanisms. The CDCR rejected the classification schemes of the times and focused on developing punch card mechanisms and processes that were generously funded by both government and corporate funding. Originality/value This paper provides a unique historical analysis of two groups of influential researchers in the field of library and information science.

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“…Secondly, members of the Group produced original, well-organized logical systems, applicable to new or revised needs of the various communities which they served. In the third place, its members worked in libraries and information centers where they could innovate and experiment(Richmond, 1988, p. 246)[5].…”

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The relationship between classification research and information retrieval research, 1952 to 1970

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2017

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“…Richmond considered the activities of the three groups essential in filling the gap between theory and practice. “The members [of the CRG] produced original well‐organized logical systems, applicable to new or revised needs of the communities which they served … [and] have managed to close the gap between universal classification systems and highly specialized ones” (Richmond, 1988, pp. 247–248).…”

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“…Others have found that the technique of facet analysis is similar to Fillmore's (1968) deep case grammar, in that “a facet plays a function in subject strings very similar to that played by cases or prepositions in languages” (Gnoli, 2008). Both Richmond (1988) and Gnoli (2008) note that the PRECIS indexing system drew heavily on Chomsky's generative grammar.…”

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2010

Annual Review Info Sci & Tec

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Análise e representação de filmes em unidades de informação

Cordeiro

Amancio

2005

Ci. Inf.

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Pesquisa interdisciplinar desenvolvida nos domínios da ciência da informação e do cinema, apresentando um modelo para análise e representação de filmes de ficção, para aplicação em unidades de informação como cinematecas, videotecas, bibliotecas e arquivos. Tais unidades possuem grandes estoques de informação (acervos) e necessitam de princípios aplicáveis na indexação e na organização das coleções, para disponibilizar o seu uso. Foram realizadas sete versões de matrizes de filmes com campos e critérios de indexação (metadados). A matriz fílmica final é composta de duas grandes divisões, às quais denominamos descrição de filmes e análise da representação de filmes.

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Precedent‐setting Contributions to Modern Classification

Cited by 4 publications

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The relationship between classification research and information retrieval research, 1952 to 1970

The relationship between classification research and information retrieval research, 1952 to 1970

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Análise e representação de filmes em unidades de informação

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