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Introduction to knowledge organization /

This book provides a complete introduction to the rapidly expanding field of Knowledge organization (KO), presenting historical precedents and theoretical foundations in a discursive, intelligible form, covering the philosophical, linguistic and technical aspects. In the contemporary context of glob...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gnoli, Claudio (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Facet Publishing, 2020.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Endorsement
  • Title page
  • Contents
  • CHAPTER 1 Focusing the field
  • 1.1 What is knowledge?
  • 1.2 What is organization?
  • 1.3 What is knowledge organization (KO)?
  • 1.4 A brief history of KO
  • CHAPTER 2 Theories of knowledge organization
  • 2.1 Theories are needed
  • 2.2 From percepts to concepts
  • 2.3 Bottom-up and top-down procedures
  • 2.4 The dimensions of knowledge
  • CHAPTER 3 Structural principles in knowledge organization
  • 3.1 Words in natural language
  • 3.2 Terms in controlled vocabularies
  • 3.3 Lists
  • 3.4 Hierarchies
  • 3.5 Facets
  • 3.6 Themes
  • CHAPTER 4 Knowledge organization systems (KOSs)
  • 4.1 The notion of KOS
  • 4.2 The collection dimension of a KOS
  • 4.3 Special and general KOSs
  • 4.4 KOS types
  • CHAPTER 5 Representation of knowledge organization structures
  • 5.1 Headings in paper catalogs and indexes
  • 5.2 Subject authority data in online bibliographic databases
  • 5.3 Subject metadata of digital documents
  • 5.4 The Semantic Web and linked data
  • 5.5 KOSs as linked data
  • CHAPTER 6 Applying knowledge organization
  • 6.1 Organizing phenomena
  • 6.2 Organizing educational and reference content
  • 6.3 Indexing documents
  • 6.4 Organizing collections
  • 6.5 KO in the digital environment
  • 6.6 Conclusion
  • References
  • Index