Professional paper
Subject indexing of law content in the Library of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb
Dragutin Nemec
; Pravni fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Abstract
The paper analyzes the practice of constructing subject headings and content analysis of scientific publications in the field of law, in the Library of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb. It also discusses best practices for a consistent subject headings system which would correspond to user needs. It also explores what were the main criteria for the development of this system, along with the impact of historical changes in legislation, case law, terminology and language of publications in the field of law. Furthermore, it considers how content analysts can adapt to changes in the field of law and information science, and what criteria should be used to coordinate the language and structure of the existing subject headings with constant changes and user needs. A hierarchical organizational scheme for key words and objects for creating bibliographic records is presented. The paper examines the best use of special tools such as controlled subject terms, legal thesauruses, and Universal Decimal Classification in the electronic environment, with the ultimate goal of building a subject hierarchy scheme, which would also be practical to use. Finally, it points out the need for coordination of professional requirements in the field of law and content analysis, with the user’s need to access relevant content about specific legal issues.
Keywords
jurisprudence; law; terminology; subject headings; classification; content analysis; Library of the Faculty of Law in Zagreb
Hrčak ID:
142266
URI
Publication date:
16.3.2015.
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