Using library of congress records as a knowledge-base for automated subject cataloguing assistance

This study evaluates a computer program that recommends 20 subject headings when a book title is input into the program. The objective of the study was to determine to what extend the program is useful as a subject cataloguing aid - in assisting cataloguers to assign subject headings to books.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lam, Hang Lee
Other Authors: Khoo, Christopher Soo Guan
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/1515
Description
Summary:This study evaluates a computer program that recommends 20 subject headings when a book title is input into the program. The objective of the study was to determine to what extend the program is useful as a subject cataloguing aid - in assisting cataloguers to assign subject headings to books.