Known Item Search and Subject Search

The traditional distinction between known item search and subject search is analyzed drawing on Robert Pages' distinction between particulars and specimens, the distinction between objects and their properties, Robert Fugmann's distinction between individual concepts and general concepts,...

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Published inLibrary resources & technical services Vol. 68; no. 1-2
Main Author Buckland, Michael K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Library Association 01.01.2024
Subjects
Analysis
Database searching
Evaluation
Internet search software
Internet/Web search service
Internet/Web search services
Methods
Online searching
Search engine optimization
Search engines
Terminology
Text search and retrieval software
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Summary:The traditional distinction between known item search and subject search is analyzed drawing on Robert Pages' distinction between particulars and specimens, the distinction between objects and their properties, Robert Fugmann's distinction between individual concepts and general concepts, and the difference between referring and describing. The resulting analysis coincides with E. J. Lowe's four-category ontology.
ISSN:0024-2527