Document (#675)

Author

Coates, E.J.

Title

¬The role of classification in information retrieval : action and thought in the contribution of Brian Vickery

Source

Journal of documentation. 44(1988), S.216-225

Year

1988

Abstract

An assessment of B.C. Vickery's contribution to the development of classification for retrieval. This has been both practical anf intellectual. On the practical side his work in the early CRG and elsewhere enhanced the status of classification for retrieval as a significant field of study. On the intellectual side he demonstrated the use of his own elaborated version of Ranganathan's facets for the purposes of western special libraries.. He analysed the ssential features of retrieval systems generally as the required framework within which classification could usefully play a part. The paper discusses some remaining 'grey areas' in faceted classification, classificatory fragments implicit in many thesauri, and the value for expository purposes of a mildly polemic approach to issues in classification

Similar documents (author)

1. Coates, E.J.: Ranganathan's thought and its significance for the mechanisation of information storage and retrieval (1988) 5.58

   5.5776863 = sum of:
     5.5776863 = weight(author_txt:coates in 272) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.5776863 = fieldWeight in 272, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=272)
   

2. Coates, S.: Teaching of book indexing (2002) 5.58

   5.5776863 = sum of:
     5.5776863 = weight(author_txt:coates in 741) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.5776863 = fieldWeight in 741, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=741)
   

3. Coates, E.J.: Subject catalogues : headings and structure (1988) 5.58

   5.5776863 = sum of:
     5.5776863 = weight(author_txt:coates in 1058) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.5776863 = fieldWeight in 1058, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=1058)
   

4. Coates, E.J.: CRG proposals for a new general classification (1969) 5.58

   5.5776863 = sum of:
     5.5776863 = weight(author_txt:coates in 1283) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.5776863 = fieldWeight in 1283, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=1283)
   

5. Coates, E.J.: Classification in information retrieval : the twenty years following Dorking (1978) 5.58

   5.5776863 = sum of:
     5.5776863 = weight(author_txt:coates in 1605) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
       5.5776863 = fieldWeight in 1605, product of:
         1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
           1.0 = termFreq=1.0
         8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
         0.625 = fieldNorm(doc=1605)
   

Similar documents (content)

1. Vickery, B.C.: Systematic subject indexing (1985) 0.12

   0.115334965 = sum of:
     0.115334965 = product of:
       0.5766748 = sum of:
         0.03598378 = weight(abstract_txt:action in 3636) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.03598378 = score(doc=3636,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.122906275 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.0127103 = boost
               6.2458487 = idf(docFreq=232, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.29277414 = fieldWeight in 3636, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               6.2458487 = idf(docFreq=232, maxDocs=44218)
               0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=3636)
         0.10496745 = weight(abstract_txt:brian in 3636) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.10496745 = score(doc=3636,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.25092232 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4469978 = boost
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.4183265 = fieldWeight in 3636, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=3636)
         0.25148165 = weight(abstract_txt:vickery in 3636) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.25148165 = score(doc=3636,freq=5.0), product of:
             0.26273447 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4806647 = boost
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.95717037 = fieldWeight in 3636, product of:
               2.236068 = tf(freq=5.0), with freq of:
                 5.0 = termFreq=5.0
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=3636)
         0.02479186 = weight(abstract_txt:retrieval in 3636) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.02479186 = score(doc=3636,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15219332 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.2538552 = boost
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.16289715 = fieldWeight in 3636, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=3636)
         0.15945011 = weight(abstract_txt:classification in 3636) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.15945011 = score(doc=3636,freq=8.0), product of:
             0.3012589 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.883683 = boost
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.52927935 = fieldWeight in 3636, product of:
               2.828427 = tf(freq=8.0), with freq of:
                 8.0 = termFreq=8.0
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.046875 = fieldNorm(doc=3636)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)
   

2. Vickery, B.: Issues in information retrieval 0.11

   0.112540245 = sum of:
     0.112540245 = product of:
       0.70337653 = sum of:
         0.30301493 = weight(abstract_txt:brian in 1946) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.30301493 = score(doc=1946,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.25092232 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4469978 = boost
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             1.2076045 = fieldWeight in 1946, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=1946)
         0.26508495 = weight(abstract_txt:vickery in 1946) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.26508495 = score(doc=1946,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.26273447 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4806647 = boost
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             1.0089462 = fieldWeight in 1946, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=1946)
         0.041319765 = weight(abstract_txt:retrieval in 1946) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.041319765 = score(doc=1946,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15219332 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.2538552 = boost
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.27149525 = fieldWeight in 1946, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=1946)
         0.09395689 = weight(abstract_txt:classification in 1946) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.09395689 = score(doc=1946,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3012589 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.883683 = boost
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.3118809 = fieldWeight in 1946, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=1946)
       0.16 = coord(4/25)
   

3. Broughton, V.: Brian Vickery, September 11, 1918-October 17, 2009 (2011) 0.11

   0.11147712 = sum of:
     0.11147712 = product of:
       0.69673204 = sum of:
         0.24492405 = weight(abstract_txt:brian in 1788) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.24492405 = score(doc=1788,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.25092232 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4469978 = boost
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.97609514 = fieldWeight in 1788, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.924298 = idf(docFreq=15, maxDocs=44218)
               0.109375 = fieldNorm(doc=1788)
         0.26242068 = weight(abstract_txt:vickery in 1788) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.26242068 = score(doc=1788,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.26273447 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4806647 = boost
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.9988057 = fieldWeight in 1788, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.109375 = fieldNorm(doc=1788)
         0.05784767 = weight(abstract_txt:retrieval in 1788) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.05784767 = score(doc=1788,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.15219332 = queryWeight, product of:
               2.2538552 = boost
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.38009337 = fieldWeight in 1788, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.4751394 = idf(docFreq=3720, maxDocs=44218)
               0.109375 = fieldNorm(doc=1788)
         0.13153964 = weight(abstract_txt:classification in 1788) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.13153964 = score(doc=1788,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3012589 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.883683 = boost
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.43663323 = fieldWeight in 1788, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.109375 = fieldNorm(doc=1788)
       0.16 = coord(4/25)
   

4. Olson, H.A.: Exclusivity, teleology and hierarchy : our aristotelean legacy (1999) 0.11

   0.11114826 = sum of:
     0.11114826 = product of:
       0.5557413 = sum of:
         0.06124549 = weight(abstract_txt:thought in 4466) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.06124549 = score(doc=4466,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.12463876 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.019823 = boost
               6.2897153 = idf(docFreq=222, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.491384 = fieldWeight in 4466, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               6.2897153 = idf(docFreq=222, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4466)
         0.13488528 = weight(abstract_txt:western in 4466) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.13488528 = score(doc=4466,freq=3.0), product of:
             0.1462872 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.104845 = boost
               6.8140855 = idf(docFreq=131, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.922058 = fieldWeight in 4466, product of:
               1.7320508 = tf(freq=3.0), with freq of:
                 3.0 = termFreq=3.0
               6.8140855 = idf(docFreq=131, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4466)
         0.13419634 = weight(abstract_txt:classificatory in 4466) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.13419634 = score(doc=4466,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.16688634 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.1800723 = boost
               7.2780466 = idf(docFreq=82, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.80411816 = fieldWeight in 4466, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               7.2780466 = idf(docFreq=82, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4466)
         0.13145731 = weight(abstract_txt:fragments in 4466) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.13145731 = score(doc=4466,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.20739274 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.3155125 = boost
               8.113368 = idf(docFreq=35, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.6338569 = fieldWeight in 4466, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               8.113368 = idf(docFreq=35, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4466)
         0.09395689 = weight(abstract_txt:classification in 4466) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.09395689 = score(doc=4466,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.3012589 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.883683 = boost
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.3118809 = fieldWeight in 4466, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.078125 = fieldNorm(doc=4466)
       0.2 = coord(5/25)
   

5. Cheti, A.: ¬Le categorie nell'indicizzazione (1990) 0.10

   0.100706406 = sum of:
     0.100706406 = product of:
       0.62941504 = sum of:
         0.12978937 = weight(abstract_txt:ranganathan's in 3527) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.12978937 = score(doc=3527,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.18209958 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.2326866 = boost
               7.602543 = idf(docFreq=59, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.7127384 = fieldWeight in 3527, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               7.602543 = idf(docFreq=59, maxDocs=44218)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=3527)
         0.22493201 = weight(abstract_txt:vickery in 3527) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.22493201 = score(doc=3527,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.26273447 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.4806647 = boost
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.85611916 = fieldWeight in 3527, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               9.131938 = idf(docFreq=12, maxDocs=44218)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=3527)
         0.11524352 = weight(abstract_txt:contribution in 3527) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.11524352 = score(doc=3527,freq=1.0), product of:
             0.21195184 = queryWeight, product of:
               1.8807532 = boost
               5.799733 = idf(docFreq=363, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.543725 = fieldWeight in 3527, product of:
               1.0 = tf(freq=1.0), with freq of:
                 1.0 = termFreq=1.0
               5.799733 = idf(docFreq=363, maxDocs=44218)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=3527)
         0.15945011 = weight(abstract_txt:classification in 3527) [ClassicSimilarity], result of:
           0.15945011 = score(doc=3527,freq=2.0), product of:
             0.3012589 = queryWeight, product of:
               3.883683 = boost
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.0194311 = queryNorm
             0.52927935 = fieldWeight in 3527, product of:
               1.4142135 = tf(freq=2.0), with freq of:
                 2.0 = termFreq=2.0
               3.9920752 = idf(docFreq=2218, maxDocs=44218)
               0.09375 = fieldNorm(doc=3527)
       0.16 = coord(4/25)