Library Classification in the Era of Data Standards

Information Science and Knowledge Organization General Knowledge & Skills

Library Classification in the Era of Data Standards

What can library classification reveal about data standards? This manuscript proposal develops that question through defined cases. The planned chapters distinguish mechanisms from metaphors, empirical findings from predictions, and strong evidence from plausible conjecture. The emphasis is on library classification viewed through data standards, with architecture examples, reproducible experiments, benchmarks, and technology tradeoffs. Which claims can be tested independently, and which remain interpretive?

PublisherLighthouse Books, Delaware, USA

Universal Book ID23201

SeriesInformation Science and Knowledge Organization

SubjectLibrary Classification

DisciplineGeneral Knowledge & Skills

Publication TypeMonograph

LanguageEnglish

CategoryComputing and information-systems study

TagsLibrary Classification

Introduction — Library Classification in the Era of Data Standards
1. The Problem and Its Vocabulary in Library Classification
2. Evidence, Sources, and Their Limits for Data Standards
3. Historical and Conceptual Foundations of Library Classification
4. Methods for Comparative Inquiry in Information Science and Knowledge Organization
5. Mechanisms and Explanatory Models: Library Classification
6. Why Definitions Matter: Data Standards
7. Conclusions and Research Agenda: Information Science and Knowledge Organization
8. Assessing Strength of Evidence: Library Classification
9. Consequences Beyond the Immediate Case: Data Standards
10. Historical Pathways and Change: Information Science and Knowledge Organization
11. Synthesis and Further Questions: Library Classification
12. Open Problems and Emerging Directions: Data Standards
Conclusion — What the Evidence Allows
References and Further Reading
Index