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A Gray Code Based Ordering for Documents on Shelves: Classification for Browsing and Retrieval.

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Losee, Robert M., Jr. – Journal of the American Society for Information Science, 1992

Proposes an automated document classification system based on the Gray code, information-theoretic considerations, and requirements of classification systems including objectivity, inclusion, linearity, and increasing distance-dissimilarity. A measure to evaluate system performance is developed, and the proposed system is compared with the Library…

Descriptors: Automatic Indexing, Cataloging, Classification, Comparative Analysis

Statistical Analysis of the Association Between Subject Headings and Their Corresponding Class Notations in Science and Technology Monographs.

Khosh-khui, Abolghasem – 1981

This study investigates the degree of relationship between scientific and technical subject headings and their corresponding class notations in the Dewey Decimal (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) systems. The degree of association between a subject heading and its corresponding class of notation or notations is measured by…

Descriptors: Classification, Correlation, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing

Identical in Appearance But Not in Actuality: Headings Shared by a Subject-Access and a Form/Genre Access Authority List.

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Miller, David – Library Resources & Technical Services, 1997

Authority records were compared for established headings that are identical in "Library of Congress Subject Headings" (LCSH, 18th edition) and "Moving-Image Materials: Genre Terms" (MIM). Both quantitatively and qualitatively, pairs of identical headings differ sufficiently from each other that the creation of authority records…

Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Bibliographic Records, Cataloging, Classification

Classification Schedules as Subject Enhancement in Online Catalogs. A Review of a Conference Sponsored by Forest Press, the OCLC Online Computer Library Center, and the Council on Library Resources.

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Mandel, Carol A. – 1986

This paper presents a synthesis of the ideas and issues developed at a conference convened to review the results of the Dewey Decimal Classification Online Project and explore the potential for future use of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress Classification (LCC) schedules in online library catalogs. Conference…

Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Dewey Decimal Classification, Indexing