The purpose of this paper is to define what is meant by facet analysis, and to review briefly the history of facet analysis within the context of other types of subject analysis in libraries and within the context of information retrieval research. A paper by Amanda Maple.
At the request of Jennifer Bowen, I am submitting the following paper to
be made available through the MLA Clearinghouse. Its document number is
BCC95/WG FAM/2. Thanks. Amanda
FACETED ACCESS: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
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Discusses faceted classification schemes developed in the past century, and agrues their applicability in current technologies such as relational databases, online retrieval systems, and the World Wide Web.
Ramamrita Ranganathan (1872-1972) is one of the most influential
figures in the field of library and information sciences. This paper
argues that Ranganathan is a thinker ahead of his time. The fact that
his ideas and his Colon Classification
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