The Whole from the Part: Browsing Root Headings from the Aspect

[Gerry McKiernan]

             _The Whole from the Part_
       Browsing Root Headings from the Aspect

   For my ever-ending review of 'neo-conventional'
thesauri, I am interested in online systems and/or
thesauri that permit the browsing of main or root
headings from the subdivision, subheading, and/or
facet from which the aspect has been pre-coordinated.
For example, for the LC subdivision 'Climate' in the
following subject heading

                     IOWA--CLIMATE

  I would be able to browse all the main or root headings
that have had 'Climate' appended as a subdivision (e.g.
all the other 49(?) [:->] States [Of course, I'd also want to
browse the main heading in conceptual order (e.g geographically)
as well as alphabetically] [I'd also want the ability to
browse from a conceptually/semantically organized collection
of sub-parts to the root headings, which could be organized
alphabetically or conceptually on my command [Power, yes
Power![:->]].

      [Yes, I want my cake and I want to eat it too!]

    As always, any reactions, suggestions, comments,
criticism, critiques, or conventional wisdom [:->]
will be very much appreciated!

    <h1> Thanks! </h1>

    Regards,

Gerry McKiernan
Curator, CyberStacks(sm)
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011

gerrymck at iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/

        "Iowa - One of the Great Forty-Eight States"