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There are a small number of places left for the following course, which is intended for those with a general interest in classification and those who are occupied with the building of taxonomies. If you are interested in attending, please let me know as soon as possible. _________________________________________________________________________ A two day course on theory and practice in faceted classification schemes Tuesday 26th and Wednesday 27th June 2001 at SLAIS, University College London, 10am - 4.30pm Organised by the Bliss Classification Association and the School of Library Archive and Information Studies, University College London Day 1: The nature of faceted classification; structure and design of faceted classifications Day 2: Using faceted classification. Practical classification and implementation of BC2. · Participants may attend Day 1 or Day 2, or both. Day 1 is intended for those with a general interest in classification, those who are occupied with the building of taxonomies, and BC2 users who may have limited knowledge of the principles and theory of the system. · Day 2 is primarily aimed at existing or potential BC2 users, or those who wish to learn about fully developed faceted classification structures in practice. · Both days will involve formal presentations, and workshop sessions aimed at learning practical skills. · Numbers are limited to 20 per day. Fee 100 pounds per day (BCA members 50 pounds). The price includes tea, coffee and lunch Course leader: Vanda Broughton, School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, UCL, supported by members of the Bliss Classification Association _______________________________________ PROGRAMME Day 1 Introduction Session 1: Presentation: Background to faceted classification; problems of compound subjects; enumerative & faceted classifications; faceted classifications as knowledge structures Uses and applications of faceted classifications; physical arrangement of documents, files and documentary surrogates; faceted classifications as a source of thesaurus terms, subject headings and descriptors. Session 2: Presentation and workshop: Principles of faceted classification; basic structures and the concept of categories. Collecting and analysing vocabulary; working with categories and deconstructing compounds Lunch Session 3: Presentation and workshop: Order within categories; vocabulary control and synonyms; order in array; more detailed arrangement, and refinement of structure Session 4: Presentation and workshop: Uses of the classificatory structure; conversion to a thesaurus Open session; questions and conclusions Day 2 Introduction to the Bliss Bibliographic Classification 2nd edition Session 1: Presentation: The history and development of BC2; its role as a general scheme of classification and knowledge organizer. Theoretical principles; facet structure and citation order in BC2 Session 2: Presentation and workshop: Practical classification; document analysis and subject summarisation Session 3: Presentation and workshop: Basic classmark synthesis in BC2; retroactive notation and the simple addition of concepts Lunch Session 4: Presentation and workshop: More complex synthesis; compounding within an array, parallel subdivision, and the use of the intercalator Session 5: Presentation and workshop: Using BC2 as a source of descriptors, subject headings and thesaurus terms Closing session: Questions and answers ___________________________________________________________ To place a booking or request further details, please contact: Heather Lane Hon. Secretary, Bliss Classification Association c/o The Library Sidney Sussex College CAMBRIDGE CB2 3HU Tel: 01223 338852 Fax: 01223 338884 Email: [log in to unmask] ***************************************************************** Heather Lane Tel. 01223 338852 Librarian Fax. 01223 338884 The Richard Powell Library Sidney Sussex College Email. [log in to unmask] Cambridge CB2 3HU *****************************************************************