Between Symbol and Language-in-use

Indexing is often designed with the intent of dimensional reduction, that is, of generating standardised and uniform descriptive metadata. This could be characterised as a process of decontextualisation. Formal knowledge representation systems typically have the aim of encapsulating granular pieces of information in a reusable manner. The result is a set of information elements with minimal links to external information sources. Plain-text tags, by comparison, have the aim of describing an object, within or outside a reductively described context. The result is a set of views that are contextualised to author, time, location, task or community. This paper discusses the relationship between symbol, contextual relation and language-in-use. Key words: Language-in-use, metadata analysis, informal metadata

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2007
• Where: CONTEXT
• Authors: Emma Tonkin
• Keywords: CONTEXT 2007, External Information Sources, Formal Knowledge Representation, Information Management, Uniform Descriptive Metadata