Author/Authors :
Marcia Lei Zeng، نويسنده , , Lois Mai Chan، نويسنده ,
Abstract :
This report analyzes the methodologies used in establishing
interoperability among knowledge organization
systems (KOS) such as controlled vocabularies and
classification schemes that present the organized interpretation
of knowledge structures. The development
and trends of KOS are discussed with reference to the
online era and the Internet era. Selected current projects
and activities addressing KOS interoperability issues are
reviewed in terms of the languages and structures involved.
The methodological analysis encompasses both
conventional and new methods that have proven to be
widely accepted, including derivation/modeling, translation/
adaptation, satellite and leaf node linking, direct
mapping, co-occurrence mapping, switching, linking
through a temporary union list, and linking through a
thesaurus server protocol. Methods used in link storage
and management, as well as common issues regarding
mapping and methodological options, are also presented.
It is concluded that interoperability of KOS is an
unavoidable issue and process in today’s networked
environment. There have been and will be many multilingual
products and services, with many involving various
structured systems. Results from recent efforts are
encouraging.