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Supporting Multiple Paths To Objects In Information Hierarchies: Faceted Classification, Faceted Search, And Symbolic Links
Ranganathan's facets
It was through the Colon Classification that Ranganathan introduced the concepts of facets and facet analysis. Facets were Ranganathan’s solution to the inherent problems with the Dewey Decimal and Library of Con- gress classification systems, namely, that index terms had to be…
Xml And Semantic Transparency
Xml markup as syntax plus metadata
How does XML help with the encoding of information at the semantic level? Or does it? New users sometimes refer to XML as "semantic markup," and may be heard to praise XML for its ability to express semantic clarity through markup. We understand what gives rise to this…