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

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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”): - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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On the Razor’s On the Razor’s EdgeEdge

Between Local and Overall Between Local and Overall

Needs in Knowledge Needs in Knowledge

OrganizationOrganization

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K.U.Leuven University Library

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LIBIS NetLIBIS NetLIBIS Net

K.U.Leuven University Libraryother LIBIS partners

Central Library Department Libraries

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Overall vs. local Overall vs. local

Local

- needs

- solutions

Overall

- needs

- solutions

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Subject indexingSubject indexing

Overall level:Overall level:

- UDC- UDC

- LCSH- LCSH

- MeSH- MeSH

Local level Local level (“local (“local keywords”):keywords”):

- local - local classificationclassificationss

- local subject - local subject headingsheadings

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Local level: ProblemsLocal level: Problems

- Variety in - Variety in contentcontent

- Variety in - Variety in applicationapplication

- Only locally - Only locally visiblevisible

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Overall level: ProblemsOverall level: Problems

- Low rate- Low rate of catalogued of catalogued documentsdocuments

- Problematic - Problematic interfaceinterface

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Other problemsOther problems

- Time-consuming- Time-consuming for librarians for librarians

- Overall solutions - Overall solutions not flexible not flexible enoughenough

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ConsequenceConsequence

LibrariansLibrarians

choose local solutionschoose local solutions

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New policyNew policy

… … with the with the samesame subject subject cataloging cataloging schemesschemes::

- MeSH- MeSH

- LCSH- LCSH

- UDC- UDC

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Why UDC?Why UDC?

- Universal- Universal

- Flexible- Flexible

- Faceted - Faceted

- Multilingual, customizable AF- Multilingual, customizable AF

Flexibility in use of UDC will be encouraged

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The idea behindThe idea behind

Virtual library Virtual library shelves: shelves:

- Subject categories- Subject categories rather than rather than

subject subject termsterms

- Less- Less effort effort

-- EfficientEfficient subject-search subject-search

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New Interface E-sourcesNew Interface E-sources

- Local input- Local input

- Hidden UDC- Hidden UDC

- Easily - Easily

accessibleaccessible

growing growing conscious-conscious-ness of ness of overall overall ánd local ánd local needsneeds

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http://librisource.libis.be/LS/LS

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New Interface OPACNew Interface OPAC

- Thesaurus-like- Thesaurus-like search search

- Visible UDC - Visible UDC structurestructure

- Refining- Refining by UDC class by UDC class

- Search by - Search by UDCUDC

MaximalMaximal accessi-accessi-bilitybility

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http://bibserv.libis.kuleuven.ac.be/ipacbin/Connect

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The idea behindThe idea behind

Combine the advantages of Combine the advantages of

word systemword system and and classificationclassification

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Important advantagesImportant advantages

- Easy search on - Easy search on wordswords

- Hierarchical overview- Hierarchical overview of search of search

termsterms

- Multilingual- Multilingual potential potential

- Faceted and flexible- Faceted and flexible

- Algorithm - Algorithm applicable to other KOSapplicable to other KOS

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Fine feathers …Fine feathers …

… … don’t make fine birdsdon’t make fine birds

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Many other things to do Many other things to do ……

- Further development of the - Further development of the interfaceinterface

- Update- Update UDC authority file UDC authority file

- Translation- Translation of UDC authority of UDC authority filefile

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Parallel projectsParallel projects

- Linking - Linking local subject methodslocal subject methods

to UDCto UDC

- Linking - Linking shelf numbersshelf numbers to UDC to UDC

- Experiments with - Experiments with (semi) (semi)

automatic classificationautomatic classification

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New library system New library system (Aleph 500) …(Aleph 500) …

… … new perspectives:new perspectives:

- - Stress on Stress on word searchword search

-- UDC authority file > UDC UDC authority file > UDC authority recordsauthority records (MARC21) (MARC21)

- UDC - UDC hierarchyhierarchy

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Balance between local Balance between local and global needsand global needs

- Constant- Constant challenge challenge

- Essential- Essential for good service for good service of our libraryof our library

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