Comments on: Ranganathan for IAs http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/ Boxes and Arrows is devoted to the practice, innovation, and discussion of design; including graphic design, interaction design, information architecture and the design of business. Mon, 20 May 2013 13:09:05 +0000 hourly 1 By: PeterV http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8857 PeterV Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8857 An XML language for exchanging hierarchical, faceted metadata was published today: XFML Core – http://xfml.org

]]> By: Sam Hunting http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8858 Sam Hunting Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8858 Elaine Svenonius’s book, The Intellectual Foundation of Information Organization, is a wonderful exposition/generalization of library science.

]]> By: Karl Fast http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8859 Karl Fast Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8859 The Svenonius book is thorough, but it’s not an easy read. Lots of dense, academic prose. For example, consider her definition of facets:

“Facets are grouping of terms obtained by the first division of a subject division into homogenous or semantically cohesive categories…When a facet is semantically cohesive, terms in it are related by the paradigmatic relationships of synonymy and hierarchy, and the totality of facets used in the subject language is mutually exclusive.”

The book is excellent, but as the title suggests, intellectually heavy. If you’re puzzled by the above then I can’t really recommend it.

–karl

]]> By: Adam Greenfield http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8860 Adam Greenfield Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8860 Hmmm, it must run in the Svenonious family – as I’m sure any NoU fan could attest.

]]> By: Andrew http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8861 Andrew Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8861 And if you’re puzzled by Adam’s comment above, I can’t reccommend the band Nation of Ulysses.

]]> By: Adam Greenfield http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8862 Adam Greenfield Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8862 Well, “NoU” *was* a link, but it doesn’t render that way. Stupid Movable Type!

]]> By: Tanya Rabourn http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8863 Tanya Rabourn Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8863 Y’know, Karl, that definition of facets isn’t that bad. Maybe you’re hiding something worse behind that elipses, but I read it and thought “wow, that pretty much sums it up and covers all the bases.”

Sometimes a paragraph full of $3 words that you have to read twice is more precise and satisfying than five paragraphs attempting to explain it using a more common vocabulary.

Just my, uh, 2¢.

]]> By: Victor Lombardi http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8864 Victor Lombardi Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8864 A very good introduction to creating faceted classifications is Louise Spiteri’s “A simplified model for facet analysis: Ranganathan 101″. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science 23 (April-July 1998): 1-30. Unfortunately I can’t find it online, you’ll have to make a trip to the library.

]]> By: DrWeb http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8865 DrWeb Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8865 Great article, and nice to see some attention for Ranganathan and the 5 Laws. In my own Web-related work, I’ve often referred to them in terms of the users and usability to techies, geeks, business “types,” and so on.. and most of them “get it” in that short, powerful list.. thanks for the article, Mike.. I’m linking to it from my blog…

]]> By: Piers Young http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8866 Piers Young Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://boxesandarrows.com/ranganathan-for-ias/#comment-8866 If you can’t face the library (!), the Facet 101 article Victor’s talking about is here:

http://aifia.org/pg/a_simplified_model_for_facet_analysis.php

And nice article btw

Cheers

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