How Bibliographic Classification Mirrors Society - the Case of the Swedish SAB-system
How Bibliographic Classification Mirrors Society - the Case of the Swedish SAB-system
Author(s): Joachim HanssonSubject(s): Social Sciences
Published by: Universitatea din Bucuresti, Colectivul de Stiinte ale Informarii si Documentarii
Keywords: classification; public libraries; hermeneutics; ideology; Sweden
Summary/Abstract: The article reports on a study of the Swedish Classification system, the SAB-system and its ability to reveal certain social and ideological structures in Swedish society in the beginning of the 20th century. Methodology is based on critical hermeneutics and ideological analysis. Results show that the classification system shows significant correspondences between the structure of its disciplinary hierarchies and ideals in the surrounding society.
Journal: Studii de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării
- Issue Year: 2006
- Issue No: 9-10
- Page Range: 153-160
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English
