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Peer reviewedHuckaby, Sarah Ann Scott – Journal of Documentation, 1972
The adaptability of the theory of integrative levels to a generalised classification scheme is questioned in that its hypotheses have not been adequately developed and confirmed. It is suggested that not enough cognisance has been taken of twentieth century relativistic thinking in which space-time is treated as a continuum. (14 references)…
Descriptors: Classification, Information Processing, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
Peer reviewedKwasnik, Barbara H. – Journal of Documentation, 1991
Describes a study that was conducted to investigate and describe the way in which people organize documents in their offices. Results from the investigation of eight faculty members are discussed and analyzed, the process used to make classification decisions is described, and implications for conventional systems of classification are suggested.…
Descriptors: Classification, Content Analysis, Criteria, Decision Making
Peer reviewedSparck Jones, K.; Van Rijsbergen, C. J. – Journal of Documentation, 1973
Substantial alterations to a system often have little or no effect on particular collections. This may be due to poor separation of relevant and non-relevant documents. The paper presents a procedure for characterizing this separation, which can show whether proposed modifications of the base system are likely to be useful. (8 references)…
Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Classification, Cluster Analysis, Databases
Peer reviewedCoates, E. J. – Journal of Documentation, 1978
Discusses theoretical and practical progress made in the classification of information for retrieval in the last 20 years and suggests alternatives to the Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification systems. (JVP)
Descriptors: Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Documentation, Indexing
