Clarke, SGD (Clarke, Stella G. Dextre) The last 50 years of knowledge organization: a journey through my personal archives JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE, 34 (4): 427-437 AUG 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: stella at lukehouse.org

Author(s): Clarke, SGD (Clarke, Stella G. Dextre) 

Title: The last 50 years of knowledge organization: a journey through my 
personal archives 

Source: JOURNAL OF INFORMATION SCIENCE, 34 (4): 427-437 AUG 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: faceted classification; punched cards; taxonomies; 
networked knowledge organization systems; thesauri 

Keywords Plus: INDEX LANGUAGE DEVICES; CONTROLLED VOCABULARIES; THESAURUS 
CONSTRUCTION; RETRIEVAL; INFORMATION; TEXT 

Abstract: At the time when the Institute of Information Scientists was 
launched, well established principles of classification, especially 
faceted classification, provided an excellent springboard for developments 
in knowledge organization thereafter. The principles of thesaurus 
construction and use were worked out during the first two decades of the 
Institute's existence. Up until the end of the 1980s, most practical 
systems to exploit any of these vocabularies were held on cards, some of 
them highly ingenious. The subsequent arrival of the desktop computer, 
soon followed by the growth of networks providing access to an almost 
unimaginable quantity and variety of resources, has stimulated evolution 
of the knowledge organization schemes to exploit the technology available. 
Anecdotes of events and practical applications of controlled vocabularies 
illustrate this account of developments over the period. 

Cited Reference Count: 49 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD 

Publisher Address: 1 OLIVERS YARD, 55 CITY ROAD, LONDON EC1Y 1SP, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0165-5515 

DOI: 10.1177/0165551508089225 

29-char Source Abbrev.: J INFORM SCI 

ISO Source Abbrev.: J. Inf. Sci. 

Source Item Page Count: 11 

Subject Category: Computer Science, Information Systems; Information 
Science & Library Science 

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