Abstract

JIMENEZ MIRANDA, Jorgelina. Vigencia del sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina de los Estados Unidos. ACIMED [online]. 2001, vol.9, n.2, pp. 88-108. ISSN 1024-9435.

Validity of the classification system of the National Library of Medicine of the United States. A quick examination of Internet allows us to confirm the recognized capacity of the library methods such as cataloguing, classification and indexing for organizing information. The classification concepts, for example, are applied to useful tools like Yahoo-type thematic directories or the guides prepared by experts, which take into account the experience of librarians to counterbalance the prevailing chaos in Internet. The classification system of the National Library of Medicine of the United States that is officially applied in the National Information System of Medicine is thoroughly studied along with the presentation of its history and development. The structure of this system and the procedure to be followed in the classification process are described. The translation of the first updating of the classifiers published by the National Library of Medicine after its fourth edition is included.

Keywords : CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM [antecedents]; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS [evolution]; CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS [advantages].

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