The Design Domain is Divided Issues in Interdisciplinary Library Classification

Katerina Lynn Stanton, Rachel Ivy Clarke

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Abstract

This work explores how the two dominant library classification systems in the United States, Dewey Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classifications portray the ontological positioning of design. Both classifications reveal design has no classification schedule of its own in either system, and is instead divided largely between Fine Art and Technology/Engineering as subclasses. This subsummation isolates design into ontological siloes, with significant implications for research and practice.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationKnowledge Organization at the Interface - Proceedings of the 16th International ISKO Conference, 2020
EditorsMarianne Lykke, Tanja Svarre, Mette Skov, Daniel Martinez-Avila
PublisherNomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH und Co KG
Pages564-565
Number of pages2
ISBN (Electronic)9783956507755
StatePublished - 2020
Event16th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, ISKO 2020 - under the theme Knowledge organization - Aalborg, Denmark
Duration: Jul 6 2020Jul 8 2020

Publication series

NameAdvances in Knowledge Organization
Volume17
ISSN (Print)0938-5495

Conference

Conference16th International Conference of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, ISKO 2020 - under the theme Knowledge organization
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityAalborg
Period7/6/207/8/20

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Computer Science Applications
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management

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