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Conceptualizing Subject Classification

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  • Chatterjee, Sidharta
  • Samanta, Mousumi

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In this research, we attempt to conceptualize the classification system by which information and knowledge are classified in libraries. This paper also examines the role of subject ontogeny in classification and delineates how subjects are classified following certain schemas and systems. It stresses on the role of ontology and ontogeny in classification schemes and how these tools of knowledge organization help libraries organize information more efficiently for their fast retrieval.

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  • Chatterjee, Sidharta & Samanta, Mousumi, 2021. "Conceptualizing Subject Classification," MPRA Paper 109489, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    1. Joseph T. Tennis, 2012. "The strange case of eugenics: A subject's ontogeny in a long-lived classification scheme and the question of collocative integrity," Journal of the Association for Information Science & Technology, Association for Information Science & Technology, vol. 63(7), pages 1350-1359, July.
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      Classification schemes; Subject ontogeny; DDC; Knowledge Organization;
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      • A3 - General Economics and Teaching - - Multisubject Collective Works
      • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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