Navigators for the digital ocean
OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives
ISSN: 1065-075X
Article publication date: 25 May 2012
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this column is to explore methods in which information professionals can contribute to the intelligence of open discovery systems.
Design/methodology/approach
This is a conceptual column based on experience in this field and a review of the relevant literature.
Findings
There are several ways in which information professionals can contribute to make their discovery systems more robust through careful semantic analysis.
Originality/value
This column explores ways in which the fields of linguistics, semantic analysis, semiotics, and web ontologies can assist information professionals in building responsive and robust back end indexing systems that can be coupled to front end open discovery frameworks.
Keywords
Citation
Fox, R. (2012), "Navigators for the digital ocean", OCLC Systems & Services: International digital library perspectives, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 67-74. https://doi.org/10.1108/10650751211236596
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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