[Sigia-l] Dublin core subject and dewey decimal

[Dwayne King]

All,
Forgive me all if I'm being obtuse, but why would you use the DD on a  
portal? And again, I think I'm missing something here.

Here's what I think and tell me where I'm missing the boat:

DD was developed so that when something was "found" you could  
actually "locate" it (quotes used in a "I don't know the exact  
terminology" kind of way). So you find a book in a card catalog,  
search terminal, etc. - then you use the DD to track down where  
that's located in the library. In a portal, once you  "find"  
something in a portal, its "location" is, well right there where you  
found it. DD could help me find like books in a library, but again,  
related links/documents,/etc could be right there in the design. I  
don't see a need to find something, then locate it in a portal.

I'm a little afraid to shoot this off, because I know I'm missing  
something here, so be please be kind in setting me straight :)

D

On Aug 29, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Peter Van Dijck wrote:

>
>
> Alexander Johannesen wrote:
>
>> Fortune Elkins <fortune_elkins at summithq.com> wrote:
>>
>>>  best practice question: would I be insane to suggest that in  
>>> implementing the dublin core on our portal that we adopt dewey  
>>> decimal for the subject?
>>>
>> Given that the manuals (!!) for good ol' Dewey is four thick books
>> sitting in the odd shelf, and no one around here wants to touch them
>> unless then have to (and I work at a library), I'd say you're beyond
>> saving, that's how mad you are. :)
>>
>
> In other words, yes - you'd be insane.
>
> Peter Van Dijck
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