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S R Ranganathan in Google Scholar and other citation databases

2018-06-26T11:36:47Z

Title: S R Ranganathan in Google Scholar and other citation databases Authors: Das, Anup Kumar; Mishra, Sanjaya Abstract: This paper analyses the scholarly contribution of S R Ranganathan as reflected in Google Scholar Citations, Web of Science, and Scopus. This paper also identifies popularity of his published works, particularly which are highly referred by the researchers and LIS curriculum designers. His top three highly cited books are namely Prolegomena to Library Classification, The Five Laws of Library Science, and Colon Classification. His top three highly referred journal articles are titled “Hidden Roots of Classification”, “Subject Heading and Facet Analysis”, and “Colon Classification Edition 7 (1971): A Preview”. This paper identifies the articles that cited his works extensively and got considerable citations from the other researchers. Top citing journal articles are namely "The Need for a Faceted Classification as the Basis of All Methods of Information Retrieval", “Ranganathan and the Net: Using Facet Analysis to Search and Organise the World Wide Web” and "Grounded Classification: Grounded Theory and Faceted Classification". These citing articles also indicate that Ranganathan is very relevant to today’s researchers in interdisciplinary areas, particularly which belong to the fields of computer applications and information systems. Page(s): 290-298

Revisiting Ranganathan’s canons in online cataloguing environment

2018-06-26T11:36:00Z

Title: Revisiting Ranganathan’s canons in online cataloguing environment Authors: Rout, Rosalien; Panigrahi, Pijushkanti Abstract: The paper examines the significance of Ranganathan’s canons of cataloguing in the context of online catalogue and also investigates the extent to which these canons of cataloguing matches or fails with the principles of the new cataloguing code- Resource Description and Access (RDA). Page(s): 286-289

Developing a banking service ontology using Protégé, an open source software

2018-06-26T11:35:15Z

Title: Developing a banking service ontology using Protégé, an open source software Authors: Giri, Kaushal; Gokhale, Pratibha Abstract: Computers have transformed from single isolated devices to entry points into a worldwide network of information exchange. Consequently, support in the exchange of data, information, and knowledge is becoming the key issue in computer technology today. The increasing volume of data available on the Web makes information retrieval a tedious and difficult task. Researchers are now exploring the possibility of creating a semantic web, in which meaning is made explicit, allowing machines to process and integrate web resources intelligently. The vision of the semantic web introduces the next generation of the Web by establishing a layer of machine-understandable data. The success of the semantic web depends on the easy creation, integration and use of semantic data, which will depend on web ontology. The faceted approach towards analyzing and representing knowledge given by S R Ranganathan would be useful in this regard. Ontology development in different fields is one such area where this approach given by Ranganathan could be applied. This paper presents a case of developing ontology for the field of banking. Page(s): 281-285

Use of Ranganathan’s analytico-synthetic approach in developing a domain ontology in library and information science

2018-06-26T11:34:37Z

Title: Use of Ranganathan’s analytico-synthetic approach in developing a domain ontology in library and information science Authors: Ghosh, Shrabana; Panigrahi, Pijushkanti Abstract: Classification is the basis of knowledge organization. Ontology, a comparatively new concept used as a tool for knowledge organization, establishes connections between terms and concepts enhancing the scope and usefulness of library classification. Ranganathan had invented the strong theory of the analytico-synthetic method in classification and devised Colon Classification. In this study a domain ontology on library and information science has been developed by implementing Raganathan’s faceted approach of classification. The hierarchical relationships among terms have been established primarily keeping conformity with that of Ranganathan’s Colon Classification (7^th edition). But to accommodate new vocabularies, DDC 23^rd edition and UDC Standard edition are consulted. The Protégé ontology editor has been used. The study carefully examines the steps in which the analytico-synthetic method have been followed. Ranganathan’s Canon of Characteristics and its relevant Canons have been followed for defining the class-subclass hierarchy. It concludes by identifying the drawbacks as well as the merits faced while developing the ontology. This paper proves the relevance and importance of Ranganathan’s philosophy in developing ontology based knowledge organization. Page(s): 274-280