KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION is a forum for all those interested in the organization of knowledge on a universal or a domain-specific scale, using concept-analytical or concept-synthetical approaches, as well as quantitative and qualitative methodologies. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION also addresses the intellectual and automatic compilation and use of classification systems and thesauri in all fields of knowledge, with special attention being given to the problems of terminology. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION publishes original articles, reports on conferences and similar communications, as well as book reviews, letters to the editor, and an extensive annotated bibliography of recent classification and indexing literature. KNOWLEDGE ORGANIZATION should therefore be available at every university and research library of every country, at every information center, at colleges and schools of library and information science, in the hands of everybody interested in the fields mentioned above and thus also at every office for updating information on any topic related to the problems of order in our information-flooded times.
Semantic enrichment techniques and tools based on knowledge organization systems (KOS) have an important role to play in supporting information discovery. This paper reports on work investigating and developing automatic indexing techniques (for...
This paper examines Jewish dietary laws (kashruth) as a knowledge domain, focusing on the ways tacit knowledge has impacted the development and continued use of this dietary ontology. Building from this case study, a framework is proposed for...
Digital archives of memory institutions are typically concerned with the cataloguing of artefacts of artistic, historical, and cultural value. However, experiencing cultural heritage requires engaging with the so-called cultural background...
Navigating online bookstores and library catalogues for leisure reading can be challenging, especially when people want to engage in a more exploratory and serendipitous search. This study investigated how users navigate and select novels in an...
The growing number of literary works being produced and published has emphasised the importance of better cataloguing methods to handle the increasing volume effectively. One specific issue is the lack of organising works by time periods, which is...
This paper presents the creation of a thesaurus in the Maritime Heritage (MH) field. The suggested controlled vocabulary could improve methods for archiving oral sources, written accounts, imagery, 3D archeology, and other multimedia objects related...
Specialized reference works operate as catalysts and organizers of the terminological processes involved in the evolution of specialized concepts. This research aims to identify the term ‘knowledge organization system’ records and its...
We explore the similarities and differences between the two ontologies based on different conceptual models that can be used in archival knowledge organization systems. The first model, RiC-CM, was developed by the International Council on...
The field of Knowledge Organization should recognize additional purposes beyond classifying documents for retrieval. These additional purposes can, in turn, guide us in developing Knowledge Organization Systems. A synthetic phenomenon-based...