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On the Razor’s Edge

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”):

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On the Razor’s Edge

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  1. On the Razor’s Edge Between Local and Overall Needs in Knowledge Organization

  2. K.U.Leuven University Library ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  3. LIBIS Net ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  4. Overall vs. local • Overall • needs • solutions Local - needs - solutions ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  5. Overall level: - UDC - LCSH - MeSH Local level (“local keywords”): - local classifications - local subject headings Subject indexing ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  6. Local level: Problems - Variety in content - Variety in application - Only locally visible ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  7. Overall level: Problems - Low rate of catalogued documents - Problematic interface ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  8. Other problems - Time-consuming for librarians - Overall solutions not flexible enough ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  9. Consequence Librarians choose local solutions ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  10. New policy … with the same subject cataloging schemes: - MeSH - LCSH - UDC ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  11. Why UDC? - Universal - Flexible - Faceted - Multilingual, customizable AF Flexibility in use of UDC will be encouraged ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  12. The idea behind Virtual library shelves: - Subject categories rather than subject terms - Less effort -Efficient subject-search ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  13. New Interface E-sources - Local input - Hidden UDC - Easily accessible growing conscious-ness of overall ánd local needs ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  14. http://librisource.libis.be/LS/LS ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  15. ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  16. New Interface OPAC - Thesaurus-like search - Visible UDC structure - Refining by UDC class - Search by UDC Maximalaccessi-bility ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  17. http://bibserv.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/ipacbin/Connect ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  18. ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  19. ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  20. The idea behind Combine the advantages of word system and classification ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  21. Important advantages - Easy search on words - Hierarchical overview of search terms - Multilingual potential - Faceted and flexible - Algorithm applicable to other KOS ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  22. Fine feathers … … don’t make fine birds ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  23. Many other things to do … - Further development of the interface - Update UDC authority file - Translation of UDC authority file ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  24. Parallel projects - Linking local subject methods to UDC - Linking shelf numbers to UDC - Experiments with (semi) automatic classification ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  25. New library system (Aleph 500) … … new perspectives: - Stress on word search -UDC authority file > UDC authority records (MARC21) - UDC hierarchy ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  26. Balance between local and global needs - Constant challenge - Essential for good service of our library ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

  27. ISKO London – Wouter Schallier

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