Use of the universal decimal classification for the recovery of information in digital environments: a systematic review of literature
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https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2021v26n1p550Keywords:
Knowledge organization and representation, Bibliographic classification systems, Universal decimal classification, Information retrieval on the webAbstract
Introduction: Knowledge Organization Systems, even traditional ones, such as the Universal Decimal Classification, have been studied to improve the retrieval of information online, although the potential of using knowledge structures in the user interface has not yet been widespread.Objective: This study presents a mapping of scientific production on information retrieval methodologies, which make use of the Universal Decimal Classification.
Methodology: Systematic Literature Review, conducted in two stages, with a selection of 44 publications, resulting in the time interval from 1964 to 2017, whose categories analyzed were: most productive authors, languages of publications, types of document, year of publication, most cited work, major impact journal, and thematic categories covered in the publications.
Results: A total of nine more productive authors and co-authors were found; predominance of the English language (42 publications); works published in the format of journal articles (33); and highlight to the year 2007 (eight publications). In addition, it was identified that the most cited work was by Mcilwaine (1997), with 61 citations, and the journal Extensions & Corrections to the UDC was the one with the largest number of publications, in addition to the incidence of the theme Universal Automation linked to a thesaurus for information retrieval, present in 19 works.
Conclusions: Shortage of studies that explore the potential of the Decimal Classification, especially in Brazilian literature, which highlights the need for further study on the topic, involving research at the national and international levels.
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BROUGHTON, V.; SLAVIC, A. Building a faceted classification for the humanities: principles and procedures. Journal of Documentation, London, v. 63, n. 5, p. 727-754, 2007.
BUXTON, A. B. Computer searching of UDC numbers. Journal of Documentation, London, v. 46, n. 3, p. 193-217, 1990.
CHAN, L. M.; ZENG, M. L. Ensuring interoperability among subject vocabularies and knowledge organization schemes: a methodological analysis. IFLA journal, v. 28, n. 5-6, p. 323-327, 2002.
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COLILLAS, M. G.; NICOLAU, A. Improving subject searching in databases through a combination of descriptors and UDC. Zadar: Bobcatsss, Barcelona, v. 1, n. 8, p. 1-29, 2008.
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DAHLBERG, I. The Information Coding Classification (ICC): A modern, theory-based fully-faceted, universal system of knowledge fields. Axiomathes, v. 18, n. 2, p. 161-176, 2008.
DOORN, M. V.; POLMAN, K. At a Crossroads: Multiple Directions to Usability From classification to thesaurus … and back? Subject indexing tools at the library of the Afrika-Studiecentrum Leiden [extended abstract]. Knowledge Organization, v. 37, n. 3, p. 203-208, 2010.
FIAŁKOWSKI, K. R.; MURASZKIEWICZ, M. R.; TOŁWIŃSKA, A. B. Methodology of world clearinghouse activity. Information Processing & Management, v. 17, n. 1, p. 21-25, 1981.
FOSKETT, D. J. A Study of the Role of Categories in a Thesaurus for Educational Documentation. Strasburg: Council of Europe, 1973.
FRÂNCU, V. Does convenience trump accuracy? The avatars of the UDC in Romania. Extensions and Corrections to the UDC, v. 29, n. 1, p. 263-272, 2007.
FRÂNCU, V. Multilingual access to information using an intermediate language. 2003. 203f. Tese (Doutorado) - Universiteit Antwerpen, Antwerpen, 2003a.
FRÂNCU, V. The impact of specificity on the retrieval power of a UDC-based multilingual thesaurus. Cataloging & classification, v. 37, n. 1-2, p. 49-64, 2003b.
FRÂNCU, V.; SABO, C. Implementation of a UDC-Based Multilingual Thesaurus in a Library Catalogue: The Case of BiblioPhil. Knowledge Organization, v. 37, n. 3, p. 209-215, 2010.
FREEMAN, R. R. Computers and Classification Systems. Journal of Documentation, London, v. 20, n. 3, p. 137-145, 1964.
GNOLI, C. Progress in synthetic classification: towards unique definition of concepts Item type Conference Paper. Extensions and corrections to the UDC, Haia, v. 29, n. 1, p. 4-5, 2007.
HAJDU-BARÁT, Á. Integration of a thesaurus and Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) to improve subject access: the Hungarian experience. Extensions & Corrections to the UDC, v. 31, p. 197-207, 2009.
HIGGINS, J. P. T.; GREEN, S. Cochrane Handbook of Systematic Reviews of Intervention Version 5.1.0. London: The Cochrane Collaboration, 2011.
HINDSOTI, R. Reflections on the utilization of the Universal Decimal Classification. Aslib Proceedings, v. 31, n. 6, p. 305-311, 1979.
HJØRLAND, B. Arguments for ‘The Bibliographical Paradigm’: Some Thoughts Inspired by the New English Edition of the UDC. In: INFORMATION RESEARCH, 12., 2007. [S.l.]: [S.n.], 2007.
HODGE, G. Systems of knowledge organization for digital libraries: beyond traditional authorities files. Washington: Council on Library and Information Resources, 2000.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 25964-1. Information and documentation Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies: Part 1: Thesauri for information retrieval. Genebra: ISO, 2011.
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR STANDARDIZATION (ISO) 25964-2. Thesauri and interoperability with other vocabularies: Part 2: Interoperability with other vocabularies. Genebra: ISO, 2013.
KAOSAR, A. Merit & Demerit of using Universal Decimal Classification on the Internet. 2008. Dissertação (Mestrado em Ciência da Informação) - Royal School of Library and information Science, Universidade de Copenhagen, Denmark, 2008.
LA BARRE, K. The heritage of early FC in document reference retrieval systems, 1920-1969. Library History, Champaign, v. 23, n. 2, p. 129-149, 2007.
LEE, D. Numbers, instruments and hands: the impact of faceted analytical theory on classifying music ensembles. Knowledge Organization, v. 44, n. 6, p. 405-415, 2017.
MCILWAINE, I. C. Classification at a Crossroads: Multiple Directions to Usability. International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control: Quarterly Bulletin of the IFLA UBCIM Programme, v. 39, n. 2, p. 41-42, 2010.
MCILWAINE, I. C. The Universal Decimal Classification: Some Factors Concerning Its Origins, Development, and Influence. Journal of the American Society for Information Science, London, v. 48, n. 4, p. 331-339, 1997.
MILLS, J. Progress in Documentation: Library Classification. Journal of documentation, Califórnia, v. 26, n. 2, p. 120-160, 1970.
MONTEIRO, S. D. et al. Sistemas de recuperação da informação e o conceito de relevância nos mecanismos de busca: semântica e significação. Encontros Bibli: revista eletrônica de biblioteconomia e ciência da informação, v. 22, n. 50, p. 161-175, 2017.
PIKA, J. Universal Decimal Classification at the ETH-Bibliothek Zürich-a Swiss perspective. UDC Consortium, London, v. 29, n. 1, p. 229-251, 2007.
POLLITT, A. S. The key role of classification and indexing in view-based searching. Technical report - University of Huddersfield, [Huddersfield], 1998.
SCHALLIER, W. "What a subject search interface can do". Extensions & Corrections to the UDC, Bélgica, v. 26, n. 1, p.18-28, 2004.
SEGUNDO, R. S. Crossroads: Multiple Directions to Usability Using MARC classification format for UDC and mappings to other KO systems for an enriched authority file. Extensions & Corrections to the UDC, v. 31, n. 1, p. 285-291, 2009.
SIMÕES, M. G. A representação de Etnia e a sua evolução na Classificação Decimal Universal. 2010. 600f. Tese (Doutorado em Biblioteconomia e Documentação) - Universidad de Salamanca, Salamanca, 2010.
SLAVIC, A. Classification management and use in a networked environment: the case of the Universal Decimal Classification. 2005. 463f. Tese (Doutorado em Filosofia) - University of London, London, 2005.
SLAVIC, A. Faceted classification: management and use. Axiomathes, v. 18, n. 2, p. 257, 2008.
SLAVIC, A. Interface to classification: some objectives and options Item type Preprint Interface to Classification: Some Objectives and Options. Extensions and Corrections to the UDC, Haia, v. 28, 2006a.
SLAVIC, A. The level of exploitation of Universal Decimal Classification in library OPACs: A pilot Study. Vjesnik bibliotekara Hrvatske, v. 49, n. 3-4, p. 155-182, 2006b.
SLAVIC, A. UDC implementation: from library shelves to a structured indexing language. International cataloguing and bibliographic control, London, v. 1, 2004.
SLAVIC, A. UDC in subject gateways: experiment or opportunity? Knowledge Organization, v. 2, n. 33, p. 67- 85, 2006c.
SLAVIC, A.; DAVIES, S. Facet Analysis in UDC: Questions of Structure, Functionality and Data Formality. Knowledge Organization, v. 44, n. 6, p. 425-435, 2017.
SLAVIC, A.; CORDEIRO, M. I.; RIESTHUIS, G. Enhancement of UDC data for use and sharing in a networked environment Paper presented at the Librarian Workshop in conjunction with. In: ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE GERMAN CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY ON DATA ANALYSIS, 31., 2007, Alemanha. Anais [...]. Alemanha: Freiburg i. Br, 2007.
SLAVIC, A.; CORDEIRO, M. I.; RIESTHUIS, G. Maintenance of the Universal Decimal Classification: overview of the past and preparations for the future. International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control Journal International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control, London, v. 37, n. 2, p. 23-29, 2008.
TRISTÃO, A. M. D. et al. Sistema de classificação facetada e tesauros: instrumentos para organização do conhecimento. Ciência da informação, v. 33, n. 2, p. 161-171, 2004.
VICKERY, B. C. Classificatory principles in intelligent interfaces. Tools for knowledge organization and the human interface. In: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INTERNATIONAL ISKO CONFERENCE, 1., 1990, Darmstadt, Anais […]. Darmstadt: [S.n.], 1990. p. 14-20.
VUKADIN, A.; SLAVIC, A. Challenges of Facet analysis and Concept Placement in Universal Classifications: the Example of Architecture in UDC. Knowledge Organization, v. 1, p. 236-243, 2014.
WALL, R. A. Indexing language structure for automated retrieval. Information Storage and Retrieval, v. 9, n. 11, p. 607-617, 1973.
WALL, R. A. Intelligent indexing and retrieval: A man-machine partnership. Information Processing and Management, Loughborough, v. 16, n. 1, p. 33-90, 1980.
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Castro, I. R., & Lima, G. Ângela B. de O. (2021). Use of the universal decimal classification for the recovery of information in digital environments: a systematic review of literature. Informação & Informação, 26(1), 550–573. https://doi.org/10.5433/1981-8920.2021v26n1p550
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