Alignment in medical sciences: towards improvement of UDC

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2015

Authors

Pestana, Olívia (Author) FLUP

Conference proceedings International

Title: Classification & authority control: expanding resource discovery: proceedings of the International UDC Seminar 2015

Pages: 135-150

International UDC Seminar 2015 - Classification & authority control: expanding resource discovery

Lisboa, 29-30 October 2015

Scientific classification

FOS: Humanities

Other information

Abstract (EN): A classification scheme represents a powerful indexing and retrieval tool. Obsolete terminology and misalignment between widely used systems is key impediment to better use of classification. This paper looks into the issues caused by delay in the revision of UDC class of medical sciences and possible solutions. Following a short description of the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) and of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Classification, the author analyses the notations and captions included in 61 class of the UDC Summary. All the classes, subclasses and special auxiliary subdivisions are covered in order to find compatible notations between both schemes, out-of-date vocabulary and out-of-date subdivisions of UDC. As a result of this study and in light of the most recent developments in medical sciences, one subdivision is questioned and several vocabulary expressions included in the caption fields are proposed to be changed or updated.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific