Broughton, V;
(2020)
Faceted classification in support of diversity: the role of concepts and terms in representing religion.
The Indexer: The International Journal of Indexing
, 38
(3)
pp. 247-270.
10.3828/indexer.2020.25.
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Abstract
The paper examines the development of facet analysis as a methodology and the role it plays in building classifications and other knowledge-organization tools. The use of categorical analysis in areas other than library and information science is also considered. The suitability of the faceted approach for humanities documentation is explored through a critical description of the FATKS (Facet Analytical Theory in Managing Knowledge Structure for Humanities) project carried out at University College London. This research focused on building a conceptual model for the subject of religion together with a relational database and search-and-browse interfaces that would support some degree of automatic classification. The paper concludes with a discussion of the differences between the conceptual model and the vocabulary used to populate it, and how, in the case of religion, the choice of terminology can create an apparent bias in the system.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Faceted classification in support of diversity: the role of concepts and terms in representing religion |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.3828/indexer.2020.25 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.3828/indexer.2020.25 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Dept of Information Studies |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10110834 |
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