Application of Ranganathan’s General Theory of Knowledge Classification in Designing Specialized Databases

Neelameghan, A.

doi:10.1515/libr.1992.42.3.202

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“…Facet analysis was also used by many researchers to increase user friendliness in online environments through improved search interfaces (Anderson, 1990; Foskett, 1992; Hearst, 1999; Pollitt, 1998; Pollitt, Ellis, & Smith, 1994; Pollitt, Smith, Braekevelt, & Treglown, 1996; Priss & Jacob, 1999; Vickery, 1990, 2008) and to provide search assistance through faceted query formation (Drabenstott, 2000; Iyer, 1995; Pomerantz, 2003). Applicability of facets to the design of databases continues as a prominent theme following research initiated by Anderson in the 1970s (Neelameghan, 1992; Prieto‐Díaz & Freeman, 1987; Priss & Jacob, 1999).…”

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Barre

2010

Annual Review Info Sci & Tec

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Facet analysis

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2010

Annual Review Info Sci & Tec

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“…3) The knowledge can be classified [13,14] into exclusive knowledge and common knowledge by the relaitons between the knowledge netwrok and the person netwrok according to Eq. (4).…”

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Knowledge Resources Integrated Model of Basic Scientific Research Achievements Based on Supernetwork

Dang

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2008 International Seminar on Business and Information Management

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The efficient achievements management is much significance for the development of basic scientific research, and so all of the knowledge resources of achievements should be managed. In order to integrate the different types of knowledge resources of basic research achievements, this paper proposes a supernetwork model of knowledge resources. First, the person network, the material network and the knowledge network are respectively built by the appropriate types of data, and the supernetwork model is established by these networks and their relations. Second, the characteristics of supernetwork are obtained by the quantitative analysis. Finally, we use the achievement files of management science department in National Nature Science Foundation of China to construct an actual supernetwork model, and some applications and cases based on the supernetwork are given to illustrate the model and method. In the supernetwork model, the knowledge of an achievement can be represented by the relations between the knowledge network and the person network, and all knowledge of achievements can be classified by these relations.

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“…A close relative to this solution is database schema design. In fact, the latter approach has explicitly been explored vis‐à‐vis Ranganathan's “general theory of knowledge” (Neelameghan, 1992). There are many reasons why the relationship between his theories and concerns of modern digital content classification is so close.…”

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2005

OCLC Systems &Amp; Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

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PurposeTo explore the potential impact of Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan's classification theories on the accessibility and exposure of digital repository content.Design/methodology/approachConceptual analysis of: faceted classification schemes; the symantic web; object‐oriented analysis, design and programming; and digital repository content.FindingsWith the rapid proliferation of digital repositories and digital archives comes the need for appropriate and flexible classification schemes that can be implemented in conjunction with current technology such as object‐oriented programming techniques. Shivali Ranganathan was a forerunner in the area of classification systems, and developed a classification system, which is very suited to the need at hand: faceted classification. This column explores the relationship between Ranganathan's theories and their potential use in the contemporary digital library context (specifically digital repositories).Practical implicationsRanganathan's methodology may help libraries to expose digital repository content on a larger scale within a very flexible and forward‐looking framework. This will allow libraries to anticipate the development of the semantic web and become key players in this environment.Originality/valueSuggests a theoretical framework for describing and syndicating digital repository content, which is flexible and anticipatory in nature, based on the work of Shiyali Ranganathan.

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Application of Ranganathan’s General Theory of Knowledge Classification in Designing Specialized Databases

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