Extending the Dewey Decimal Classification via Keyword Clustering: The Science Library Catalog Project.

Rosenberg, Jason B.; Borgman, Christine L.

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Publication Date: 1992

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Extending the Dewey Decimal Classification via Keyword Clustering: The Science Library Catalog Project.

Rosenberg, Jason B.; Borgman, Christine L.

Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v29 p171-84 1992

Discusses the Science Library Catalog, an online catalog intended for use by children at the Los Angeles Public Library, and describes the process of reorganizing the MARC-based database by using clustering algorithms to extend the Dewey Decimal Classification. Examples of screen displays are included. (18 references) (LRW)

Descriptors: Algorithms, Bibliographic Databases, Children, Childrens Libraries, Cluster Grouping, Dewey Decimal Classification, Elementary Education, Hypermedia, Information Retrieval, Library Catalogs, Man Machine Systems, Online Catalogs, Public Libraries, Search Strategies, Users (Information)

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