How Bibliographic Classification Mirrors Society - the Case of the Swedish SAB-System

The article reports on a study of the Swedish Classification system, the SAB-system and its ability to reveal certain social and ideological structures in Swedish society in the beginning of the 20th century. Methodology is based on critical hermeneutics and ideological analysis. Results show that t...

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Main Author: Joacim Hansson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bucharest 2006-01-01
Series:Studii de Biblioteconomie şi Ştiinţa Informării
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Online Access:http://www.lisr.ro/en9-10-hansson.pdf
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Summary:The article reports on a study of the Swedish Classification system, the SAB-system and its ability to reveal certain social and ideological structures in Swedish society in the beginning of the 20th century. Methodology is based on critical hermeneutics and ideological analysis. Results show that the classification system shows significant correspondences between the structure of its disciplinary hierarchies and ideals in the surrounding society.
ISSN:1453-5386