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Ontologies, Taxonomies and Thesauri in Systems Science and Systematics

Emilia Currás, Universidad Académica, Spain

 - ontologies and Taxonomy
 - knowledge classification Systems
 - thesauri
 - systematics
 - general Theory of Systems

The originality of this book, which deals with such a new subject matter, lies in the application of methods and concepts never used before – such as ontologies and taxonomies, as well as thesauri- to the ordering of knowledge based on primary information. Chapters in the book also examine the study of ontologies, taxonomies and thesauri from the perspective of systematics and general systems theory. Ontologies, Taxonomies and Thesauri in Systems Science and Systematics will be extremely useful to those operating within the network of related fields, which includes documentation and information science.

ISBN 1 84334 612 5
ISBN-13: 978 1 84334 612 8
October 2010
200 pages  234 x 156mm  paperback  
£45.00 / US$75.00 / €55.00

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About the author

Dr. Emilia Currás is University Professor, researcher and an academic with a PhD. in Chemistry and LIS Certifications. She is owner of several honours, such as Fellow of Institute for Information Scientist; Decorated of Colombian Government; Prof. Kaula Gold Medal; Distinguished Woman from IBI (UK); Founder of SEDIC (Spanish Society for Information Science); ISKO-Spain Honorary President. She is an international lecturer, with invitations from Asian, American, European and Middle Eastern countries.

Contents

From classifications to ontologies, considering them as classification methods; Taxonomy and thesauri also as knowledge; Classification systems; Thesauri studied under the thesaurus theory; Thesauri in (Cladist) systematics. It is the first time that systematics is applied to thesauri, considering them as classification system; Thesauri in systems theory. There are very few LIS professionals applying it to thesauri, ontologies and taxonomy; Author register; Subject index.