Message-Id: <199708060255.VAA21505@library.wustl.edu> Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 21:54:07 CDT From: Gerry McKiernan <mailto:JL.GJM@ISUMVS.IASTATE.EDU> Subject: Time, Space, To: Multiple recipients of list WEBCAT-L <mailto:WEBCAT-L@WUVMD.WUSTL.EDU>
Time, Space, Matter and the Milky Way:
Facet Analysis of the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)
For my ever-ending (yes, it is _still_ ever-ending) review
of 'neo-conventional' thesauri, I am interested in learning of
_any effort than has performed a Faceted Analysis of the
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
I'm particularly interested in the any application of
the philosophy of Dr. Facet, S.R. Ranganthan, of Facet
Analysis to LCSH. Other efforts to Facet LCSH are also
of interest. In one or more of his writings, Dr. R
categorized ALL of KNOWLEDGE into Four Major Facets:
Time
Space
Energy
Matter
Personality
[He didn't say anything about the Milky Way (that I know
about), but I like the Candy Bar {:->]
As always, any citations, suggestions, reactions, critiques,
comments, insights [faceted or otherwise] will be most
welcome.
<h1>Thanks</h1>
Gerry McKiernan
Curator, CyberStacks(sm)
Iowa State University
Ames IA 50011
mailto:gerrymnck@iastate.edu
http://www.public.iastate.edu/~CYBERSTACKS/
"Show Me the System"
P.S. How About a Conference on Ranganthan to Recognize
Dr. R's contribution to 21st century IR? He _was_ a Mind
A Head of It's Time [:->]