Introduces the essentials of classification as used for information storage and retrieval. The book offers basic principles and practical examples. As an introductory test, it should aid those who need to classify specialist information or set up a small information unit.
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Classification Made Simple by Eric J. Hunter
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Table of Contents
What is classification?; classification in an information system; faced classification; hierarchial classification; the use of synthesis in a basically enumerative scheme; sythesis grafted on to an enumerative scheme; advantages and disadvantages of faceted and enumerative classification; more about notation; more about schedule and citation order; other features of classification schemes; the relationship between classification and alphabetical authority lists of indexing terms - the compilation of thesauri; classification as a search tool.
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