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  1. Carlyle, A.; Summerlin, J.: Transforming catalog displays : records clustering for works of fiction (2000) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Displays grouping retrieved bibliographic record sets into categories or clusters may communicate search results more quickly and effectively to users than current catalogs providing long alphabetical lists of records. In this research, automatic clustering based on types of relationships, including translation, presence of illustrations, etc., is proposed as a model for clustering. Bibliographic records associated with three large fiction works (Kidnapped by Robert Lewis Stevenson, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, and Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas) are analyzed to discover the presence of relationship-type indicators to determine the extent to which an automatic clustering program would succeed in clustering work records. Preliminary results show that 94 percent of the records in this study contained indicators of cluster type that would allow them to be correctly identified automatically
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  2. Zavalin, V.: Exploration of subject and genre representation in bibliographic metadata representing works of fiction for children and young adults (2024) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    This study examines subject and genre representation in metadata that describes information resources created for children and young adult audiences. Both quantitative and limited qualitative analyses were applied to the analysis of WorldCat records collected in 2021 and contributed by the Children's and Young Adults' Cataloging Program at the US Library of Congress. This dataset contains records created several years prior to the data collection point and edited by various OCLC member institutions. Findings provide information on the level and patterns of application of these kinds of metadata important for information access, with a focus on the fields, subfields, and controlled vocabularies used. The discussion of results includes a detailed evaluation of genre and subject metadata quality (accuracy, completeness, and consistency).
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  3. Pejtersen, A.M.; Albrechtsen, H.; Sandelin, R.; Lundgren, L.: ¬The Scandinavian Book House : indexing methods and OPAC development for subject access to Scandinavian fiction literature (1995) 0.00 
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  4. Austin, J.: ¬The AMP classification system for fiction : Trial application and retrieval tests (1982) 0.00 
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  5. Guidelines on subject access to individual works of fiction, drama, etc. (1990) 0.00 
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    Content
    Diese Guidelines werden in einer Rezension zu 'Olderr, S.: Olderr's fiction subject headings' erwähnt. Sie sind im Appendix A dieses Buches wiedergegeben
  6. Galsterer, B.: Erschließung Schöner Literatur an Öffentlichen Bibliotheken : derzeitige Situation und Bericht über die Ergebnisse einer DBI-Projektgruppe (1984) 0.00 
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  7. Chan, L.M.: Social bookmarking and subject indexing (2011) 0.00 
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  8. Choi, N.; Joo, S.: Booklovers' world : an examination of factors affecting continued usage of social cataloging sites (2016) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Little is known about what factors influence users' continued use of social cataloging sites. This study therefore examines the impacts of key factors from theories of information systems (IS) success and sense of community (SOC) on users' continuance intention in the social cataloging context. Data collected from an online survey of 323 social cataloging users provide empirical support for the research model. The findings indicate that both information quality (IQ) and system quality (SQ) are significant predictors of satisfaction and SOC, which in turn lead to users' intentions to continue using these sites. In addition, SOC was found to affect continuance intention not only directly, but also indirectly through satisfaction. Theoretically, this study draws attention to a largely unexplored but essential area of research in the social cataloging literature and provides a fundamental basis to understand the determinants of continued social cataloging usage. From a managerial perspective, the findings suggest that social cataloging service providers should constantly focus their efforts on the quality control of their contents and system, and the enhancement of SOC among their users.
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  9. Mikkonen, A.; Vakkari, P.: Reader characteristics, behavior, and success in fiction book search (2017) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    We examined the search behaviors of diverse fiction readers in different search scenarios. The aim was to understand how fiction readers with varied reading preferences are selecting interesting novels in library catalogs. We conducted a controlled user study with 80 participants. Two reader groups were elicited according to similar reading preference patterns. The readers enjoyed the entertainment, escape, and comfort that reading as a pleasurable activity offered. The aesthetic readers valued the artistic and aesthetic pleasures, widening vocabulary, and ability to express oneself through fiction books. We compared the search queries and search actions between the 2 reader groups. Our results demonstrated that preference patterns were associated with readers' search behavior, that is, the number of viewed search result pages, opened book pages, dwell time on book pages, and the type of search queries. Based on the findings, we present 3 search tactics for fiction books in library catalogs: i) focused querying, ii) topical browsing, and iii) similarity-based tactic. The most popular search tactic in each search scenario was "focused querying" with known author in both reader groups.
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  10. Moeller, R.; Becnel, K.: Why on earth would we not genrefy the books? : a study of Reader-Interest Classification in school libraries (2019) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Through their work as instructors in a master of library science program, the authors observed a sharp increase in students' desire to adopt the reader-interest classification approach of genrefication for their school libraries' fiction collections. In order to better understand this trend, the researchers interviewed seven school librarians regarding their motivations for genrefying their libraries' fiction collections; the challenges they encountered during or after the genrefication process; and any benefits they perceived as having resulted in the implementation of genrefication. The data suggest that the librarians' interests in genrefication stem mostly from the lack of time they have to help individual students find materials, and the lack of time students are given out of the instructional day to explore the libraries' fiction collections. The participants felt that reclassifying the library's fiction collection by genre gave students more ownership of the fiction collection and allowed them to find ma-terials that genuinely interested them. The significant challenges the librarians faced in the reorganization process speak to challenges regarding the ways in which librarians attempt to provide access to diverse materials for all patrons.
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  11. Saarti, J.: Feeding with the spoon, or the effects of shelf classification of fiction on the loaning of fiction (1997) 0.00 
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    Footnote
    Contribution to a special issue devoted to papers read at the 1996 Electronic Access to Fiction research seminar at Copenhagen, Denmark
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  12. Beghtol, C.: ¬The classification of fiction : the development of a system based on theoretical principles (1994) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    The work is an adaptation of the author's dissertation and has the following chapters: (1) background and introduction; (2) a problem in classification theory; (3) previous fiction analysis theories and systems and 'The left hand of darkness'; (4) fiction warrant and critical warrant; (5) experimental fiction analysis system (EFAS); (6) application and evaluation of EFAS. Appendix 1 gives references to fiction analysis systems and appendix 2 lists EFAS coding sheets
  13. Saarti, J.: ¬The analysis of the information process of fiction : a holistic approach to information processing (2003) 0.00 
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  14. Carlyle, A.; Summerlin, J.: Transforming catalog displays : record clustering for works of fiction (2002) 0.00 
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  15. Sapp, G.: ¬The levels of access : subject approaches to fiction (1986) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Despite the popularity of fiction in libraries, little has been done to analyse systematically the criteria that fiction readers use when selecting books. Describes and evaluates several fiction sclassification systems from the perspective of how well they answer likely reader queries regarding the subject of a novel. Examines the 2-faceted 'levels-of-access' concept that is the common point of reference in all comparisons. Discusses classification schemes in terms of theri utility for browsing, subject headings for card catalogues, and printed indexes. Also discusses the provision of multifaceted subject access through on-line fiction cataloguing. Suggests further investigation of levels of access
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  16. Zyl, R.E. v.: Fiksieherwinning in openbare biblioteke (1993) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Public libraries offer fiction readers various approaches to retrieve reading matter: shelving systems that facilityte browsing, knowledgable staff bibliographic aids and also user training and reader guidance. Despite these alternatives, readers often experience difficulty in identifying relevant fiction and no single factor can be isolated as the main cause. Classifies shelving systems and bibliographic aids do not take into account the fiction reader's approach. The nature of fiction does not allow for content to be moulded into any formal knowledge structure. The Analysis and Mediation of Publications (AMP) classification scheme, developed in Denmark, is a fiction classification scheme based on the relation between content and needs of fiction readers
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  17. DeZelar-Tiedman, C.: Subject access to fiction : an application of the Guidelines (1996) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    Reports results of a study to determine the feasibility of routine subject cataloguing of fiction and drama and whether the information provided by dust jacket copy or back of the book copy on paperback books provides enough information to apply LCSH to fictional works using the Guidelines of the Subcommittee on Subject Access to Individual Works of Fiction, Drama etc. of the Association for Library Collections and Technical Services, ALA, and how many headings of each type outlined in the Guidelines would typically by assigned using dust jacket copy. Such sources usually provide sufficient information to apply subject headings
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  18. Garcia-Marco, F.-J.; Moraes, J.-B.-E. de; Garcia-Marco, L.-F.; Chaves Guimaraes, J.A.: Knowledge organization of fiction and narrative documents : a challenge in the age of the multimedia revolution 0.00 
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  19. Short, M.: Text mining and subject analysis for fiction; or, using machine learning and information extraction to assign subject headings to dime novels (2019) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    This article describes multiple experiments in text mining at Northern Illinois University that were undertaken to improve the efficiency and accuracy of cataloging. It focuses narrowly on subject analysis of dime novels, a format of inexpensive fiction that was popular in the United States between 1860 and 1915. NIU holds more than 55,000 dime novels in its collections, which it is in the process of comprehensively digitizing. Classification, keyword extraction, named-entity recognition, clustering, and topic modeling are discussed as means of assigning subject headings to improve their discoverability by researchers and to increase the productivity of digitization workflows.
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  20. Becnel, K.; Moeller, R.A.: Graphic novels in the school library : questions of cataloging, classification, and arrangement (2022) 0.00 
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    Abstract
    In recent years, many school librarians have been scrambling to build and expand their graphic novel collections to meet the large and growing demand for these materials. For the purposes of this study, the term graphic novels refers to volumes in which the content is provided through sequential art, including fiction, nonfiction, and biographical material. As the library field has not yet arrived at a set of best practices or guidelines for institutions working to classify and catalog graphic novels, this study seeks to record the ways in which school librarians are handling these materials as well as issues and questions at the forefront of their minds. A survey of school librarians in the United States revealed that almost all of them collect fiction and nonfiction graphic novels, while 67% collect manga. Most respondents indicated that they are partly or solely responsible for the cataloging and classification decisions made in their media centers. For classification purposes, most have elected to create separate graphic novel collections to house their fictional graphic novels. Some include nonfiction graphic novels in this section, while others create a nonfiction graphic novel collection nearby or shelve nonfiction graphic novels with other items that deal with similar subject matter. Many school librarians express uncertainty about how best to catalog and classify longer series, adapted classics, superhero stories, and the increasing number and variety of inventive titles that defy categorization. They also struggle with inconsistent vendor records and past practices and suffer from a lack of full confidence in their knowledge of how to best classify and catalog graphic novels so that they are both searchable in the library catalog and easily accessible on the shelves.
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  • a 157
  • x 5
  • m 4
  • el 2
  • r 2
  • s 2
  • ? 1
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