The Art and Science of Classification: Phyllis Allen Richmond, 1921???1997

Research during the 1950s in library and information science refl ected the intense intellectual foment and fervor of the time. As a master???s student of library science at Western Reserve University (WRU) in 1952, Phyllis Allen Richmond found herself at the epicenter of some of the most exciting work being pursued in the fi eld. Her academic career crosscuts diverse areas. She was a champion of library automation, of facet analytical theory, and of the history of science. She always kept the future of classifi cation fi rmly at the center of her work. This retrospective of the pioneering accomplishments and contributions of a distinguished forty-year career will draw upon recollections, materials at the Case Western Reserve University Archive, and Richmond???s own writings.published or submitted for publicatio

Folktales and Facets: Final Report to OCLC/ALISE

OCLC/ALISE LISRG Program - Grant report Project overview/research questions: Through the project Folktales and Facets, we propose to enhance access to folktales???in written and audiovisual formats???through the systematic and rigorous development of user- and task-focused models of information representation. The questions guiding our research include: 1) What information seeking tasks related to folktales are shared across multiple user groups? Unique to particular user groups? 2) To what degree do bibliographic records for folktales augmented with results from facet analyses and user-based task analyses support effective information retrieval compared to existing bibliographic records? 3) What characteristics of an information retrieval interface best support users??? information seeking needs and augmented records searching related to folktales? Description of Phase 1 Activities (for which we are received support through the OCLC/ALISE Research Grant Program) (1) Identifying representative informants from among the scholarly users of the folktale collection in the Center for Children's Books, (2) Conducting task analyses of these informants' information seeking processes related to folktales, (3) Conducting facet analyses of the collection and common access methods (4) Developing a prototype for the enhanced records.OCLC and ALISE LISRGPunpublishednot peer reviewe

A Sense of Wonder: Enhancing Access to Folktales through Task and Facet Analysis

Discusses the approach taken in Phase 1 of a three-phase project Folktales, Facets and FRBR [funded by a grant from OCLC/ALISE]. This project works with the special collection of folktales at the Center for Children’s Books (CCB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the scholars who use this collection. The project aims to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of folktale access through deep understanding of user needs. Phase 1 included facet analysis of the bibliographic records for a sample of 100 folktale books in the CCB, and task analysis of interviews with four CCB-affiliated faculty. Describes the information tasks, information seeking obstacles, and desired features for a discovery and access tool related to folktales for this initial group of scholarly users of folktales

Introduction: Losing the Battle for Hearts and Minds? Next-Generation Discovery and Access in Library Catalogs

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Reconsidering the Practical Application of Facets on the Web

The term facet has become an increasingly common part of the discourse about useful components of contemporary information infrastructure. The facet approach to browsing or navigation as a way to scaffold resource discovery and access seems to be intuitively accessible to practitioners who may integrate this concept into the practice of Information Architecture or the design of a Knowledge Management system (La Barre, 2006). Facets seem to function equally well on e-commerce sites and in online library catalogs using content browse, search or management systems provided by vendors such as Endeca or open source solutions such as Koha or solr. This paper discusses preliminary results of a survey of a stratified random sample of 200 websites that were part of an earlier examination in 2005 of the use of facets on websites. Changes in facet use over a two and a half year period were noted using a content analytical protocol tested during the previous study (La Barre 2006). Websites with evidence of facet use are compared with a set of newly implemented ???faceted??? online library catalogs. Future research directions are also discussed

A Sense of Wonder: Task and Facet Awareness in Aid of Enhanced Folktale Access

Discusses the approach taken in Phase 1 of a three-phase project Folktales, Facets and FRBR [funded by a grant from OCLC/ALISE]. This project works with the special collection of folktales at the Center for Childrens Books (CCB) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the scholars who use this collection. Describes the information tasks, information seeking obstacles, and desired features for a discovery and access tool related to folktales for this initial group of scholarly users of folktales. Presentation will focus on how awareness of user tasks and domain facets could help enhance access to folktales

Preserving and Accessing the History of ASIST and Information Science

ABSTRACT Panel members discuss ongoing efforts to preserve and access four different types of historical resources useful to anyone interested in doing research and publication on the history of ASIST and the field of information science and technology generally. Each presenter will conclude with a discussion of areas of weakness/neglect in these resources, and recommendations for improvement. These resources are: (1) the archives of ASIST; (2) the foundational and developmental histories of ASIST Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Chapters; (3) the photographic/visual record of ASIST; (4) the oral history record of ASIST and information science leaders. This progression will facilitate the panelists' discussion of opportunities for engaging with ASIST resources at the national, regional, and individual levels. Each panel member has extensive experience in working with the resources discussed and was a member of the 75 th Anniversary Task Force

Proceedings from North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization, Vol. 3

In this volume are represented the proceedings of the Third North American Symposium on Knowledge Organization held at Ryerson University in Toronto Canada on June 16-17, 2011. It contains 21 papers and one abstract.Canada, United States chapter of the International Society for Knowledge Organizationunpublishedis peer reviewe