Automated Dewey Decimal Classification of Swedish library metadata using Annif software

• Published in: Journal of documentation Vol. 80; no. 5; pp. 1057 - 1079
• Main Authors: Golub, Koraljka, Suominen, Osma, Mohammed, Ahmed Taiye, Aagaard, Harriet, Osterman, Olof
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bradford Emerald Publishing Limited 03.09.2024; Emerald Group Publishing Limited
• Subjects: Accuracy; Algorithms; Annif; Artificial Intelligence; Automated subject indexing; Automatic classification; Automation; Biblioteks- och informationsvetenskap; Classification; Computational Linguistics; Computer Interfaces; Computers; DDC; Dewey Decimal Classification; Documents; Ensemble approach; Government Libraries; Indexing; Information professionals; Information retrieval; International Organizations; Lexical algorithm; Library and Information Science; Library catalogs; Library Networks; Library of Congress Subject Headings; Libris; Machine learning; Metadata; National libraries; Neural networks; Numbers; Open source software; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative evaluation; Software; Software packages; Subject heading schemes; Subject indexing; Supervised machine learning; Supervision; Support vector machines; Text categorization; Libris; Qualitative evaluation; Automatic classification; DDC; Supervised machine learning; Lexical algorithm; Ensemble approach; Annif; Automated subject indexing

PurposeIn order to estimate the value of semi-automated subject indexing in operative library catalogues, the study aimed to investigate five different automated implementations of an open source software package on a large set of Swedish union catalogue metadata records, with Dewey Decimal Classifi...