Library Subject and Organization Systems as Ontologies

[Gerry Mckiernan]

Library Subject and Organizational Systems 
                 as Ontologies


   In preparation for a presentation and paper, I am greatly interested in learning about any and all
research that views and analyzes established Library
Classification Systems (e.g L of Congress Classification, Dewey, Colon, etc.) as Ontologies.


     I am also interested in any work that views
Controlled Vocabularies as Ontologies, specifically
in application as Index Terms or Descriptors, and in a formal Thesaurus structures. I am particulary interested in efforts that conceptualize Cross Reference (BT, NT, RT) structures in Online Systems
as Ontologies.


    For background information about Ontology, I strongly recommend the MIKROKOSMOS ONTOLOGY resource
page as well as its major links, at:


http://crl.nmsu.edu/Research/Projects/mikro/htmls/ontology-htmls/onto.index.html


   As Always, Any and All citations, sources, contributions, critiques, questions, concerns,
comments, or queries are Most Welcome!


   Joy!


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


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


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