Journal of Educational Media and Library Sciences


Vol. 44 No. 2, Pages 153 - 171, 2006

The Concept and Applications of Faceted Classification (Article written in Chinese)

Wen-Yau Cathy LIN

Abstract

The concept of faceted classification has its long history and importance in the human civilization. Recently, more and more consumer Web sites adopt the idea of facet analysis to organize and display their products or services. The aim of this article is to review the origin and development of faceted classification, as well as its concept, essence, advantage and limitation. Further, the applications of faceted classification in various domains have been explored.

Keywords: classification; faceted classification; facet analysis; analytico-synthetic classification

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