Document (#37581)

Author

Denton, W.

Title

On dentographs, a new method of visualizing library collections

Source

http://journal.code4lib.org/articles/6300

Year

2012

Abstract

A dentograph is a visualization of a library's collection built on the idea that a classification scheme is a mathematical function mapping one set of things (books or the universe of knowledge) onto another (a set of numbers and letters). Dentographs can visualize aspects of just one collection or can be used to compare two or more collections. This article describes how to build them, with examples and code using Ruby and R, and discusses some problems and future directions.

Theme

Visualisierung

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