Title: Challenges of facet analysis and concept placement in universal classifications: the example of architecture in UDC,
Abstract: The paper discusses the challenges of faceted vocabulary organization in
universal classifications which treat the universe of knowledge as a coherent
whole and in which the concepts and subjects in different disciplines are
shared, related and combined. The authors illustrate the challenges of the
facet analytical approach using, as an example, the revision of class 72 in
UDC. The paper reports on the research undertaken in 2013 as preparation for
the revision. This consisted of analysis of concept organization in the UDC
schedules in comparison with the Art & Architecture Thesaurus and class W of
the Bliss Bibliographic Classification. The paper illustrates how such research
can contribute to a better understanding of the field and may lead to
improvements in the facet structure of this segment of the UDC vocabulary.