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A Kaleidoscope Perspective: Change in the Semantics and Structure of Facets and Isolates in Analytico-Synthetic Classification


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Examines the limitations of the dynamic theory of classification in accommodating the changes and rapid growth of new topics in the universe of knowledge. Change in an analytico-synthetic scheme for classification is much more a web of connections and mapping these changes is a complex process. Suggests that there is need for exploration of this complexity for both improving systems, and revisiting our theory.

Keywords

Analytico-Synthetic Classification, Colon Classification, Classification Theory.
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Joseph T. Tennis
Information School, University of Washington, Seattle
United States


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  • Ranganathan, S.R. (1950) Colon Classification. Ed. 3, Asia Publishing House.

  • Ranganathan, S.R. (1952) Colon Classification. Ed. 4, Madras Library Association.

  • Ranganathan, S.R. (1960) Colon Classification. Ed. 6, Asia Publishing House.

  • Ranganathan, S.R. (1967) Prolegomena to Library Classification. 3rd Edition. Asia Publishing House.

  • Ranganathan, S.R. (1989) Colon Classification. Ed. 7. Gopinath, M.A. (ed), Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science.

  • Tennis, J.T. (2008) Epistemology, Theory, and Methodology in Knowledge Organization: Toward a Classification, Metatheory, and Research Framework. In Knowledge Organization. 35(2/3): 102-112.

  • Tennis, J.T. (2012) Facets and Fugit Tempus: Considering Time in Faceted Classification Schemes. In Proceedings of the 12th International Conference for Knowledge Organization. (Mysore, India). Advances in Knowledge Organization vol. 13. Ergon: Würzburg: 58-62.

  • Tennis, J.T.; Thornton, K. and Filer, A. (2012) Some Temporal Aspects of Indexing and Classification: Toward a Metrics for Measuring Scheme Change. In Proceedings of the 2012 Conference.


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Authors

Joseph T. Tennis
Information School, University of Washington, Seattle, United States

Abstract


Examines the limitations of the dynamic theory of classification in accommodating the changes and rapid growth of new topics in the universe of knowledge. Change in an analytico-synthetic scheme for classification is much more a web of connections and mapping these changes is a complex process. Suggests that there is need for exploration of this complexity for both improving systems, and revisiting our theory.

Keywords


Analytico-Synthetic Classification, Colon Classification, Classification Theory.

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