Using Faceted Classification To Provide Structure For Information Architecture
Using Faceted Classification To Provide Structure For Information Architecture
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使用分面分类为信息架构提供结构
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2003
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William Washington
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Aaron Louie;Eric Maddox;William Washington
Effective information architecture (IA) is mapped to the structure of actual human systems, which are constantly changing. Thus, the IA of an information system must be hospitable to change as well. The representation of actual human knowledge is, in library science, captured by taxonomic structures, such as thesauri and classification systems. One-dimensional taxonomies, such as the Dewey Decimal Classification System or Library of Congress Classification System are inhospitable to such change. However, a faceted classification system (FCS), which is essentially a multi-dimensional taxonomy, can mimic more closely the structure of actual knowledge. We have developed a prototype tool (based on open source technologies, such as Linux, MySQL, Python, and Zope) that can manage a FCS, manage documents using that classification system, and publish those documents on a web site, using the classification system to construct the site map. The FCS also supports thesaurus attributes, and can be used in multiple information retrieval tasks.