Is classification necessary after Google?
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Is classification necessary after Google?Author(s)
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2013Citation
Actas del X Congreso de ISKO-España. Ferrol 20 de junio-1 de julio de 2011; 2013: 19-30. ISBN: 978-84-9749-535-6
Abstract
This presentation considers the nature of classification and the challenges that bibliographical faces
in the digital age both in library practice and in information retrieval theory. It considers fundamental
questions such as ?how do establish that A is a kind of X?? and ?how do we distinguish good from bad
classifications?? The new trend of evidence based practice (EBP) is seen as an argument why classification
is still necessary for scientific documentation, and the basic epistemological positions (empiricism,
rationalism, historicism and pragmatism) is briefly considered in relation to classification.
Keywords
Classification
Bibliographical classification
Evidence-based practice
Epistemology
Bibliographical classification
Evidence-based practice
Epistemology
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978-84-9749-535-6