Classification Made Simple

Eric Hunter is Emeritus Professor of Information Management, Liverpool John Moores University, UK. His numerous monographic publications include a number of well-known student and practitioner texts that have been used throughout the world and his work has been translated into several languages.

Contents: Introduction; What is classification?; Classification in an information system; Faceted classification; Practical examples of faceted classification schemes; Hierarchical classification; Practical examples of hierarchical enumerative classification schemes; The use of synthesis in a basically enumerative scheme; Synthesis grafted on to an enumerative scheme; More about notation; More about schedule and citation order; Other features of classification schemes; The relationship between classification and alphabetical authority lists of indexing terms - the compilation of thesauri; Classification as a search tool; Classification and the internet; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.