Supporting multiple paths to objects in information hierarchies: Faceted classification, faceted search, and symbolic links

  • Authors:
  • Saverio Perugini

  • Affiliations:
  • Department of Computer Science, University of Dayton, 300 College Park, Dayton, OH 45469-2160, USA

  • Venue:
  • Information Processing and Management: an International Journal
  • Year:
  • 2010

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Abstract

We present three fundamental, interrelated approaches to support multiple access paths to each terminal object in information hierarchies: faceted classification, faceted search, and web directories with embedded symbolic links. This survey aims to demonstrate how each approach supports users who seek information from multiple perspectives. We achieve this by exploring each approach, the relationships between these approaches, including tradeoffs, and how they can be used in concert, while focusing on a core set of hypermedia elements common to all. This approach provides a foundation from which to study, understand, and synthesize applications which employ these techniques. This survey does not aim to be comprehensive, but rather focuses on thematic issues.