Murray Altheim wrote:
Andrew Jaquith wrote:
> You could certainly do that with the package as I've described it --
> the pseudo-subject or facet is what I called a Score "category," if I
> catch your meaning.
Hi Andrew,
I'm not sure what the correct library term would be, except that if
you look into Faceted Classification (FC) there's the concept of a
subject, rather than being an enumeration (ala Dewey), is comprised
of facets, with the individual facets themselves composite subjects,
eventually drilling recursively down until one reaches some idea of
a 'core' facet (though it's easy to argue that no such core exists
or even could, that facets are themselves subjects and recurse as
well).
Sorry, I'd also meant to include a short bibliography of some Faceted
Classification information, more than just the Wikipedia page. These
first two are pretty helpful,
Faceted classification and logical division in information retrieval
Library Trends, Wntr, 2004 by Jack Mills
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_3_52/ai_n6080403/
Grounded Classification: Grounded Theory and Faceted Classification
Library Trends, Fall, 1998 by Susan Leigh Star
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_2_47/ai_54050962/
and to a somewhat lesser extent:
Classification and categorization: a difference that makes a difference
Library Trends, Wntr, 2004 by Elin K. Jacob
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_3_52/ai_n6080402/
The Role of Classification in Knowledge Representation and Discovery - 1
Library Trends, Summer, 1999 by Barbara H. Kwasnik
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1387/is_1_48/ai_57046525/
This may to many people be Much More Than I Want to Know.
Murray
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