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On the Razor’s On the Razor’s Edge Edge Between Local and Between Local and Overall Overall Needs in Knowledge Needs in Knowledge Organization Organization
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On the Razor’s Edge. Between Local and Overall Needs in Knowledge Organization. K.U.Leuven University Library. LIBIS Net. Overall vs. local. Overall needs solutions. Local - needs - solutions. Overall level: - UDC - LCSH - MeSH. Local level (“local keywords”): - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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On the Razor’s On the Razor’s EdgeEdge
Between Local and Overall Between Local and Overall
Needs in Knowledge Needs in Knowledge
OrganizationOrganization
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K.U.Leuven University Library
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LIBIS NetLIBIS NetLIBIS Net
K.U.Leuven University Libraryother LIBIS partners
Central Library Department Libraries
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Overall vs. local Overall vs. local
Local
- needs
- solutions
Overall
- needs
- solutions
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Subject indexingSubject indexing
Overall level:Overall level:
- UDC- UDC
- LCSH- LCSH
- MeSH- MeSH
Local level Local level (“local (“local keywords”):keywords”):
- local - local classificationclassificationss
- local subject - local subject headingsheadings
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Local level: ProblemsLocal level: Problems
- Variety in - Variety in contentcontent
- Variety in - Variety in applicationapplication
- Only locally - Only locally visiblevisible
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Overall level: ProblemsOverall level: Problems
- Low rate- Low rate of catalogued of catalogued documentsdocuments
- Problematic - Problematic interfaceinterface
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Other problemsOther problems
- Time-consuming- Time-consuming for librarians for librarians
- Overall solutions - Overall solutions not flexible not flexible enoughenough
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ConsequenceConsequence
LibrariansLibrarians
choose local solutionschoose local solutions
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New policyNew policy
… … with the with the samesame subject subject cataloging cataloging schemesschemes::
- MeSH- MeSH
- LCSH- LCSH
- UDC- UDC
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Why UDC?Why UDC?
- Universal- Universal
- Flexible- Flexible
- Faceted - Faceted
- Multilingual, customizable AF- Multilingual, customizable AF
Flexibility in use of UDC will be encouraged
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The idea behindThe idea behind
Virtual library Virtual library shelves: shelves:
- Subject categories- Subject categories rather than rather than
subject subject termsterms
- Less- Less effort effort
-- EfficientEfficient subject-search subject-search
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New Interface E-sourcesNew Interface E-sources
- Local input- Local input
- Hidden UDC- Hidden UDC
- Easily - Easily
accessibleaccessible
growing growing conscious-conscious-ness of ness of overall overall ánd local ánd local needsneeds
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http://librisource.libis.be/LS/LS
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New Interface OPACNew Interface OPAC
- Thesaurus-like- Thesaurus-like search search
- Visible UDC - Visible UDC structurestructure
- Refining- Refining by UDC class by UDC class
- Search by - Search by UDCUDC
MaximalMaximal accessi-accessi-bilitybility
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http://bibserv.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/ipacbin/Connect
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The idea behindThe idea behind
Combine the advantages of Combine the advantages of
word systemword system and and classificationclassification
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Important advantagesImportant advantages
- Easy search on - Easy search on wordswords
- Hierarchical overview- Hierarchical overview of search of search
termsterms
- Multilingual- Multilingual potential potential
- Faceted and flexible- Faceted and flexible
- Algorithm - Algorithm applicable to other KOSapplicable to other KOS
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Fine feathers …Fine feathers …
… … don’t make fine birdsdon’t make fine birds
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Many other things to do Many other things to do ……
- Further development of the - Further development of the interfaceinterface
- Update- Update UDC authority file UDC authority file
- Translation- Translation of UDC authority of UDC authority filefile
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Parallel projectsParallel projects
- Linking - Linking local subject methodslocal subject methods
to UDCto UDC
- Linking - Linking shelf numbersshelf numbers to UDC to UDC
- Experiments with - Experiments with (semi) (semi)
automatic classificationautomatic classification
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New library system New library system (Aleph 500) …(Aleph 500) …
… … new perspectives:new perspectives:
- - Stress on Stress on word searchword search
-- UDC authority file > UDC UDC authority file > UDC authority recordsauthority records (MARC21) (MARC21)
- UDC - UDC hierarchyhierarchy
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Balance between local Balance between local and global needsand global needs
- Constant- Constant challenge challenge
- Essential- Essential for good service for good service of our libraryof our library
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