TY - GEN
T1 - Knowledge field reorganization for the library patrons' interest area analysis - An investigation for next-generation e-library services
AU - Minami, Toshiro
AU - Baba, Kensuke
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Along with the development of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) and popularization of mobile devices, the information environment of our society has radically changed. As a result, the library's role model also needs to be changed. It is necessary to develop new information services as of e-library at the same time to enrich the currently providing services. Among the various types of e-library services, the most important ones are those of personalized services reflecting the patron's profile such as his/her interest knowledge fields, knowledge level, preferences, etc. The approach we take as the first step toward this direction is to analyze the loan records of library for extracting the patron's interest area information as a profile, and then we understand what the patrons want. We define the interest area based on the decimal classification (DC) categories and use the ratios of books borrowed in these categories as the patron's interest area profile. In this paper, we investigate the correlations of DC categories, and we redefine the profile of a patron so that to understand his/her profile more exactly. The studies in this direction are considered to be useful in developing better elibrary services.
AB - Along with the development of ICT (Information and Communications Technology) and popularization of mobile devices, the information environment of our society has radically changed. As a result, the library's role model also needs to be changed. It is necessary to develop new information services as of e-library at the same time to enrich the currently providing services. Among the various types of e-library services, the most important ones are those of personalized services reflecting the patron's profile such as his/her interest knowledge fields, knowledge level, preferences, etc. The approach we take as the first step toward this direction is to analyze the loan records of library for extracting the patron's interest area information as a profile, and then we understand what the patrons want. We define the interest area based on the decimal classification (DC) categories and use the ratios of books borrowed in these categories as the patron's interest area profile. In this paper, we investigate the correlations of DC categories, and we redefine the profile of a patron so that to understand his/her profile more exactly. The studies in this direction are considered to be useful in developing better elibrary services.
KW - Decimal classification system
KW - Knowledge management
KW - Library data mining/analysis
KW - Library marketing
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84944035372
T3 - Proceedings of the 7th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2014, IS 2014
SP - 103
EP - 110
BT - Proceedings of the 7th IADIS International Conference Information Systems 2014, IS 2014
A2 - Nunes, Miguel Baptista
A2 - Rodrigues, Luis
A2 - Powell, Philip
A2 - Isaias, Pedro
PB - IADIS
T2 - 7th IADIS International Conference on Information Systems, IS 2014
Y2 - 28 February 2014 through 2 March 2014
ER -