Interface to classification: some objectives and options

Slavic, Aida (2006) Interface to classification: some objectives and options.

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This is a preprint to be published in the Extensions & Corrections to the UDC. The paper explains the basic functions of browsing and searching that need to be supported in relation to analytico-synthetic classifications such as Universal Decimal Classification (UDC), irrespective of any specific, real-life implementation. UDC is an example of a semi-faceted system that can be used, for instance, for both post-coordinate searching and hierarchical/facet browsing. The advantages of using a classification for IR, however, depend on the strength of the GUI, which should provide a user-friendly interface to classification browsing and searching. The power of this interface is in supporting visualisation that will 'convert' what is potentially a user-unfriendly indexing language based on symbols, to a subject presentation that is easy to understand, search and navigate. A summary of the basic functions of searching and browsing a classification that may be provided on a user-friendly interface is given and examples of classification browsing interfaces are provided.

EPrint Type:	Preprint
Keywords:	interface, information-retrieval, analytico-synthetic classification, faceted classification, Universal Decimal Classification, UDC
Subjects:	Library Systems
ID Code:	1621
Deposited On:	07 November 2006
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