Ranganathan’s Contributions to Knowledge Organization and Presentation
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Centre for Knowledge Analytics and Ontological Engineering – KAnOE, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore 560085
K. S. Raghavan -
Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, 702, Upstairs, 42nd Cross, Rajajinagar 3rd Block, Bangalore 560010A. Neelameghan
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https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2013/v50i6/43835Keywords:
Knowledge Organization, Ranganathan, S.R., Colon Classification, Fundamental CategoriesAbstract
Knowledge Organization tools can be used for a variety of purposes including arranging information objects, representation of their aboutness, displaying semantic relations between concepts and even for presentation of ideas in texts. The paper highlights some of the major contributions of Ranganathan to the theory and practice of knowledge organization.
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Published 2013-12-15
