5 articles in this issue
Jayasree Ahuja
Latest developments in the field of telecommunications combined with the Internet and the World Wide Web, have enabled us to transmit huge volumes of data, in wide range of forms and formats in an information environment which cuts across the geographic a... see more
Claudio Gnoli,Rick Szostak
This paper argues that universal classification systems – that is, systems that are general in coverage – are necessary in an era that values interoperability. Such systems have numerous other advantages. Questions regarding the feasibility of such KOSs c... see more
Rebecca Green
Although oft regarded as a class-based system, many potential uses of the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system are better supported by a topic-based view. This paper explores automated strategies for identifying equivalence and hierarchical relations... see more
Hyoungjoo Park,Margaret E.I. Kipp
The purpose of this study is to assess the quality and compatibility of library linked data (LLD) schemas in use or proposed for library resources. Linked Data (LD) has the potential to provide high quality metadata on the web with the ability t... see more
Richard Smiraglia
General classification schemes hold the potential for being applied to large quantities of information resources. Yet the underlying infrastructure requires empirical understanding of the interaction between classifications and their inherent characterist... see more