Exploring collections by their subject matter is an important functionality for library users. We developed an online tool called SciGator in order to allow users to browse the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) classes used in different libraries at the University of Pavia and to perform different types of search in the OPAC. Besides navigation of DDC hierarchies, SciGator suggests "see-also" relationships with related classes and maps equivalent classes in local shelving schemes, thus allowing the expansion of search queries to include subjects contiguous to the initial one. We are developing new features, including the possibility to expand searches even more to national and international catalogues.
%0 Journal Article
%1 lardera_developing_2017
%A Lardera, Marco
%A Gnoli, Claudio
%A Rolandi, Clara
%A Trzmielewski, Marcin
%D 2017
%J Knowledge Organization
%K ddc
%N 8
%P 638--643
%T Developing SciGator : a DDC-based library browsing tool
%V 44
%X Exploring collections by their subject matter is an important functionality for library users. We developed an online tool called SciGator in order to allow users to browse the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) classes used in different libraries at the University of Pavia and to perform different types of search in the OPAC. Besides navigation of DDC hierarchies, SciGator suggests "see-also" relationships with related classes and maps equivalent classes in local shelving schemes, thus allowing the expansion of search queries to include subjects contiguous to the initial one. We are developing new features, including the possibility to expand searches even more to national and international catalogues.
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abstract = {Exploring collections by their subject matter is an important functionality for library users. We developed an online tool called SciGator in order to allow users to browse the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) classes used in different libraries at the University of Pavia and to perform different types of search in the OPAC. Besides navigation of DDC hierarchies, SciGator suggests "see-also" relationships with related classes and maps equivalent classes in local shelving schemes, thus allowing the expansion of search queries to include subjects contiguous to the initial one. We are developing new features, including the possibility to expand searches even more to national and international catalogues.},
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author = {Lardera, Marco and Gnoli, Claudio and Rolandi, Clara and Trzmielewski, Marcin},
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issn = {09437444},
journal = {Knowledge Organization},
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month = dec,
number = 8,
pages = {638--643},
timestamp = {2018-11-04T17:02:36.000+0100},
title = {Developing {SciGator} : a {DDC}-based library browsing tool},
volume = 44,
year = 2017
}