A Context-Preserving Library Browsing System
Date Issued
2014
Date
2014
Author(s)
Chang, Yu-Wei
Abstract
A traditional (physical) library provides two functions: browse and search. While searching allows one to pinpoint to the book that she wishes to find, browsing provides the pleasure of unexpected discovery. In the last 30 years, the old card catalogues have been completely replaced by Webpac and search engines, which have provided unprecedented convenience. The browsing aspect, on the other hand, has largely been compromised. This problem becomes even more severe because more and more books are being been put into remote repositories due to the lack of shelf space. Thus a rarely used books becomes even less likely to be found if one cannot stumble upon it by accident. They also could not get advantage from book classification method that provide by library.
In this thesis we propose a way to mimick the browsing environment in a library. We start by converting the MARC21 record to XML and use the “call number” and the subject classifications in a library to develop the digital library browsing system. When a patron finds a book in the library, she can also explore the books with the similar call numbers just like in a physical library. Additional browsing capability can also be obtained by utilizing the subject classifications and other features in the MARC records.
Subjects
數位圖書館
數位服務
圖書館網站
大學圖書館
Type
thesis
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