Classifying the Popular Music of Trinidad and Tobago

Nero, Lorraine

doi:10.4324/9780203051887-4

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“…In reaction to the claim that classification systems must be built in ways that accept and recognize bias (Mai, 2010) some contemporary scholars argue that the impossibility of objectivity is overstated (Szostak, 2008). Overall, the trend in classification theory is toward greater awareness of the situated character of classification design, with accounts of classification design portraying classification work as collaborative (Albrechtsen and Jacob, 1998; Wild et al , 2009; Young and Mandelstam, 2013) and enmeshed with the values and processes of the local collection and community (Nero, 2006; Albrechtsen et al , 2002; Huvila, 2006). Similarly, as reliance on an external order wanes, classification theorists have put a greater emphasis on the agency and even creativity of the classification designer (Feinberg, 2011a; Mai, 2010).…”

Section: The Weight Of Classification Designmentioning

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Warrant as a means to study classification system design

Bullard

2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the role of warrant in daily classification design in general and in negotiating disparate classification goals in particular. Design/methodology/approach This paper synthesizes classification research on forms of warrant and uses examples of classification decisions from ethnographic engagement with designers to illustrate how forms of warrant interact in daily classification decisions. Findings Different forms of warrant, though associated with incompatible theories of classification design, coexist in daily classification decisions. A secondary warrant might be employed to augment the primary warrant of a system, such as to decide among equally valid terms, or to overturn a decision based on the primary warrant, such as when ethical impacts are prioritized above user preference. Research limitations/implications This paper calls for empirical research using the application of warrant as an object of analysis. Originality/value The paper connects a ubiquitous and observable element of classification design – the application of warrant – to longstanding divisions in classification theory. This paper demonstrates how the analysis of daily classification design can illuminate the interaction between disparate philosophies of classification.

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Warrant as a means to study classification system design

Bullard

2017

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“…Lorraine Nero (2006), studying the case of Trinidad and Tobago music classification in Caribbean libraries, analyzes the adequacy of those systems in covering Latin‐American popular music. The author examines the solutions adopted by these libraries and provides practical examples on how to accommodate world music in Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schemes.…”

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“…By adding new numbers to differentiate the music by each territory or country, some suggestions are made to distinguish various and changing forms of music listed under the label “popular music”. Nero (2006) purports to show that, considering the dynamism of the cultural environment, classification schemes need to be equally dynamic to assist in adequately classifying the resources, and to enable exploration of the process of incorporating new genres into DDC and LCC schemes.…”

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Collaborative classification of popular music on the internet and its social implications

Santini

2011

OCLC Systems &Amp; Services: International Digital Library Perspectives

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PurposeThis paper aims to discuss how collaborative classification works in online music information retrieval systems and its impacts on the construction, fixation and orientation of the social uses of popular music on the internet.Design/methodology/approachUsing a comparative method, the paper examines the logic behind music classification in Recommender Systems by studying the case of Last.fm, one of the most popular web sites of this type on the web. Data collected about users' ritual classifications are compared with the classification used by the music industry, represented by the AllMusic web site.FindingsThe paper identifies the differences between the criteria used for the collaborative classification of popular music, which is defined by users, and the traditional standards of commercial classification, used by the cultural industries, and discusses why commercial and non‐commercial classification methods vary.Practical implicationsCollaborative ritual classification reveals a shift in the demand for cultural information that may affect the way in which this demand is organized, as well as the classification criteria for works on the digital music market.Social implicationsCollective creation of a music classification in recommender systems represents a new model of cultural mediation that might change the way of building new uses, tastes and patterns of musical consumption in online environments.Originality/valueThe paper highlights the way in which the classification process might influence the behavior of the users of music information retrieval systems, and vice versa.

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Classifying the Popular Music of Trinidad and Tobago

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Warrant as a means to study classification system design

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Collaborative classification of popular music on the internet and its social implications

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