Subject Access: Preparing for the Future

by Patrice Landry (Editor), Leda Bultrini (Editor), Edward T. O'Neill (Editor), Sandra K. Roe (Editor)

Overview

This volume contains the proceedings of a special conference held in Florence, August 2009. The theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge are explored. Innovative projects deployed to cope with the challenges of the future are presented and discussed. This book offers a unique opportunity for librarians and other information professionals to get acquainted with the state of the art in subject indexing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783110234442
Publisher:	De Gruyter Saur
Publication date:	06/30/2011
Series:	IFLA Series on Bibliographic Control Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Patrice Landry, Swiss National Library, Bern, Switzerland; Leda Bultrini, ARPA Lazio, Roma, Italy; Edward T. O’Neill, OCLC Research, Dublin, Ohio, USA; Sandra K. Roe, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction Patrice Landry 1

Session 1 Systems, Tools and Standards in Subject Indexing

Focusing on User Needs: New Ways of Subject Access in Czechia Marie Baliková 7

Subject Analysis and Indexing: An "Italian Version" of the Analytico-Synthetic Model Giuseppe Buizza 25

Subject Search in Italian OPACS: An Opportunity in Waiting? Emanuela Casson Andrea Fabbrizzi Aida Slavic 37

Semiautomatic Merging of Two Universal Thesauri: The Case of Estonia Sirje Nilbe 51

Session 2 Retrieval in Multilingual, Multicultural Environments

20 Years SWD - German Subject Authority Data Prepared for the Future Yvonne Johns 61

Mixed Translations of the DDC: Design, Usability, and Implications for Knowledge Organization in Multilingual Environments Joan Mitchell Ingebjørg Rype Magdalena Svanberg 77

Animals Belonging to the Emperor: Enabling Viewpoint Warrant in Classification Claudio Gnoli 91

Dewey in Sweden: Leaving SAB after 87 Years Magdalena Svanberg 101

Enhancing Information Services Using Machine-to-Machine Terminology Services Gordon Dunsire 111

Session 3 Web Indexing and Social Indexing

Social Bookmarking and Subject Indexing Lois Mai Chan 127

Social Indexing at the Stockholm Public Library Harriet Aagaard 143

The Nuovo Soggettario Thesaurus: Structural Features and Web Application Projects Luciana Fronci Anna Lucarelli Marta Motta Massimo Rolle 155

Jezyk Hasel Przedmiotowych Biblioteki Narodowej (National Library of Poland Subject Headings) - From Card Catalogs to Digital Library: Some Questions About the Future of a Local Subject Heading Systems in the Changing World of Information Retrieval Wanda Klenczon 169

Fast Headings as Tags for WorldCat Diane Vizine-Goetz 181

Contributors 189