This study investigates the treatment of Persian materials in the National Union Catalog (NUC) using Library of Congress (LC) subject headings. A history and review of the literature on cataloging, classification, and the NUC are provided, and a comparison is made of samples of Persian and American materials in order to determine whether the two…

Offers illustrations of anomalies and prejudices found in common information retrieval tools: "LC Subject Headings" (9th edition), "Dewey Decimal Classification" (19th edition), "Universal Decimal Classification" (3rd abridged edition). Index terms in areas of sexual bias, social strata, politics, knowledge, customs,…

Illustrates various aspects of the practices of classification. (Author/PF)

This study discusses some of the problems and inconsistencies with the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) system. Present problems and concerns are attributed to: (1) lack of an up-to-date master edition and clear directives for UDC usage; (2) UDC structural and notational problems, particularly with regard to filing order for auxiliaries and…

In view of the problems encountered in the application of the 800 class the validity of the form distinction in the classification of literature is called into question. (19 references) (Author/NH)

The possibilities of merging the terminology of the Universal Decimal Classification System with that of a term system - Engineers Joint Council's Thesaurus - for nuclear science and technology are explored. (12 references) (Author/NH)

Mr. Yeh states that: the Library of Congress Classification system segregates the American Indian from the United States, the American Indian history is arranged with bias, and the American Indians appear frequently as a savage people. Mr. Frosio comments on Mr. Yeh's proposals for changing the classification system. (NH)

Criticizes the 19th edition of "Dewey Decimal Classification" for violating traditional classification goals for library materials and ignoring the desires of libraries and other users. A total reform is proposed to eliminate Phoenix schedules and to accept only those relocations approved by an editorial board of users. (RAA)

Examines the relationship between Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) and the Library of Congress Classification for the area of Judaica. The hierarchy of LCSH is analyzed to expose the hidden classification; and tree structures are created based on Joseph Galron's compilation, "Library of Congress Subject Headings in Jewish…

Metonymy is an important means for people to know the world and enrich the language; and it is a way of thinking used widely in people's daily life. This paper illustrates firstly the cognitive nature of metonymy in terms of its definition, classification and contiguity notion. Based on this, the author then studies the meaning extension and…

The nature and scope of available documents are changing significantly in many areas of document analysis and retrieval as complex, heterogeneous collections become accessible to virtually everyone via the web. The increasing level of diversity presents a great challenge for document image content categorization, indexing, and retrieval.…

Bibliographic classification is culturally bound. This research examines the classification systems created for social libraries in the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States. Social libraries are defined as institutions that have voluntary membership and are dependent on membership fees. Seventeen classified catalogs were…

Size and scale are crosscutting ideas integral to scientific understanding. However, research shows that students have little understanding of the size of objects, particularly objects too small to see with the unaided eye. Using a cross-sectional study with 101 middle-school through undergraduate students, a teaching experiment with 24 middle…

Using data from a nationwide, large-scale experimental study of the effects of a connected classroom technology on student learning in algebra (Owens et al., 2004), this dissertation focuses on challenges that can arise in estimating treatment effects in educational field experiments when samples are highly heterogeneous in terms of various…