Information Science Subject Distribution Research Progress in Foreign Library

Abstract

Abstract:

The key of subject distribution research is how to determine the subject of literature. The subject can be divided into self-built subject and alternative subject, dependent on the methods. Foreign LIS subject distribution research gives priority to the self-built subject distribution research, whereas alternative
subject distribution research remains supplementary. Foreign LIS self-built subject distribution research has undergone exploration phase, the boom, and currently the new exploration phase, whereas the alternative subject distribution research can be divided into six types. The mainly adopted methods to identify subjects are taxonomies, subject thesauri, taxonomies and subject thesauri, keywords, the co-word analysis and the specific model. In the end, the paper points out that China needs to strengthen the research on the self-built subject distribution.

Key words: Library and information science, Subject classification table, Subject distribution

Zhang Yanfang. Information Science Subject Distribution Research Progress in Foreign Library[J]. LIBRARY JOURNAL.

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