Open AccessSome Thoughts on Preserving Functions of Library Catalogs in Networked Environments
Author(s) -
Golub Koraljka
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
bulletin of the association for information science and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2373-9223
DOI - 10.1002/bul2.2016.1720430105
Subject(s) - computer science , search engine indexing , terminology , merge (version control) , information retrieval , subject (documents) , world wide web , data science , term (time) , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
EDITOR'S SUMMARY Classification and subject indexing systems have long been the mainstay of established information providers to deliver content precisely on topic. Logical semantic hierarchies and rich interconnections of related terms and synonyms enable accurate retrieval and browsing of similar resources and ideally should be available in online environments. But the cost of features may not be sustainable with massively growing resources. Efforts to merge databases and map disparate subject terminology require considerable human intervention. A possible solution combines controlled and uncontrolled terms from three sources: authoritative professional indexing, automated term suggestion and uncontrolled keywords proposed by authors or end users' social tags. Research is required to investigate the effectiveness, cost and applicability of combining controlled and uncontrolled terms for information retrieval.