Classification Research Group
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The Classification Research Group was a mid-20th-century British collective of information scientists and librarians known for pioneering work in faceted classification and modern information organization theory.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
collective of information scientists
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collective of librarians → research group → |
| activePeriod |
mid-20th century
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| collaboratedWith |
Aslib
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British library and information institutions → |
| country |
United Kingdom
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| describedAs |
important in the history of information science
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pioneering group in faceted classification → |
| developedConcept |
CRG classification principles
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criteria for facet analysis → notion of fundamental categories in classification → |
| endTime |
1970s
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| field |
classification theory
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information retrieval → knowledge organization → library and information science → |
| hasPublicationType |
journal articles
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technical reports → |
| hasResearchFocus |
analytico-synthetic classification
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compatibility of classification schemes → facets and categories in classification → indexing theory → synthetic classification schemes → theory of information retrieval languages → thesaurus construction principles → |
| influenced |
British Classification Research School
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design of library classification schemes → development of faceted thesauri → early online information retrieval systems → information science education in the UK → |
| influencedBy |
Colon Classification
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S. R. Ranganathan → |
| knownFor |
faceted classification
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influence on information retrieval systems → modern information organization theory → theoretical work on classification → |
| language |
English
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| location |
London
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| member |
A. J. Wells
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Barbara Kyle → Brian C. Vickery NERFINISHED → D. W. Langridge → Derek Austin → Douglas J. Foskett NERFINISHED → Eric Coates → Jack Mills → Jason Farradane → Robert Fairthorne → |
| startTime |
1950s
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Colon Classification
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influenced |