24 Aug 2004
CS 5244: Indexing / Classification
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Types of classification
¡Enumerative
lProduce an alphabetical list of subject headings, assign numbers to each heading in alphabetical order
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¡Hierarchical
lRecursively divides subjects hierarchically, from most general to most specific
l
¡Faceted (analytico-synthetic):
lAnalytic: Divides subjects into mutually exclusive orthogonal facets
lSynthetic: Combine facets to get a new class
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¡ - From Taylor (92)