Joudrey, Daniel N.
(2006)
Building Puzzles And Growing Pearls: AQualitative Exploration Of DeterminingAboutness.
Doctoral Dissertation, University of Pittsburgh.
(Unpublished)
Abstract
Despite centuries of organizing information in libraries and other information institutions, little is known about how a document is analyzed to determine its subject matter. This case study is a qualitative exploration to better understand the processes involved in the conceptual analysis of documents. Conceptual analysis, an essential step in the subject analysis process, is the attempt by a cataloger or indexer to determine the subject matter, or the aboutness, of a document. The purpose of this research is to examine how interested yet untrained participants perform the tasks of conceptual analysis when no process is suggested. The study uses observation, think-aloud procedures, and in-depth, semi-structured interviews to understand the participants' subject determination processes. Transcripts of the analysis sessions and interviews were examined for underlying patterns of analysis. The aims of this research are to understand how individuals approach the process of determining aboutness, what bibliographic, content, or visual cues they use to find key aboutness data, and what patterns emerge during the subject determination process. This research begins an attempt to develop a model of conceptual analysis to be used in teaching, research, and praxis.
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University of Pittsburgh ETD
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| Status: |
Unpublished |
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| Date: |
31 January 2006 |
| Date Type: |
Completion |
| Defense Date: |
21 November 2005 |
| Approval Date: |
31 January 2006 |
| Submission Date: |
13 December 2005 |
| Access Restriction: |
No restriction; Release the ETD for access worldwide immediately. |
| Institution: |
University of Pittsburgh |
| Schools and Programs: |
School of Information Sciences > Library and Information Science |
| Degree: |
PhD - Doctor of Philosophy |
| Thesis Type: |
Doctoral Dissertation |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: |
Subject cataloging--United States--Case Studies; Subject determination; Aboutness; Subject analysis |
| Other ID: |
http://etd.library.pitt.edu/ETD/available/etd-12132005-155713/, etd-12132005-155713 |
| Date Deposited: |
10 Nov 2011 20:10 |
| Last Modified: |
15 Nov 2016 13:54 |
| URI: |
http://d-scholarship.pitt.edu/id/eprint/10357 |
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