discuss canon idea plane giving examples
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As I am going to speak on the" Process of Document Classification involved in various Planes of Work", first of all it is necessary to understand the various sequential jobs that are involved in the construction of classification schemes, they are: -
Study of subjects
Identifying the users’ needs
Collection of terms
Using the canons and principles to reach an optimum point between the generality and specificity (to be expressed in a scheme for classification)
Recording the terms in the chosen & most convenient format
Examining & compiling the recorded terms
Then recorded terms are sorted, grouped and arranged into facets, speciators and arrays.
And at last in the Idea Plane the draft structure (i.e. Idea plane work) of the schedule is written, and its presentation format is decided.
Next step is to identify the preferred terms, standard terms, and synonymous terms and the standard terms are included in the schedule.
Then the structure of the terms are examined from the point of view of the canons for verbal plane and other norms of terminology.
The next & the final step is, designing notational system on the basis of canons of notation
From these points it is clear that the Document classification involves three planes of work i.e., Idea Plane, Verbal Plane & Notational Plane. The work in each of these planes are distinct from each other. The efficiency of any scheme of classification mostly depends upon the dynamic theory of library classification pertaining to the idea plane. In the idea plane all aspects of the universe of knowledge is analyzed according to its structure, dimension, qualities, characteristics, kinds of relationships and the bond of strength among each item of knowledge to decide the format of scheme of classification
On the other hand the work in verbal plane is to decide the type of terminology to be used in the scheme of classification. Idea plane is to clear the thinking, analyze and arrange the universe of isolate ideas. And it is for the verbal plane to give homonym-free, synonym-free terms to a class or ranked isolates.
The Notational plane has the responsibility of implementing the findings of the idea plane & representing it in a filiatory sequence. The notational plane, therefore has to provide the mechanism in the form of notational system for the helpful and systematic arrangement of classes.
A scheme for classification involves five inherent concepts, belonging to the Idea plane, which are: -
<1> Characteristics;
<2> Succession of characteristics;
<3> Array of classes;
<4> chain of classes; and
<5> Filiatory sequence.