INLS 150 - Getting Ready #18

INLS 150

Getting Ready for Session #18 (November 4, 1996)

Classification: Strategies

Langridge, D.W. (1992). Classification: Its kinds, elements, systems, and applications. London: Bowker Saur. [Z693.L14 1992] or [PAM] pp. 2-22

This selection provides an outline of issues in classification in a relatively clear, concise way.

McCloskey, J.C., & Bulechek, G.M. (1996). Nursing Interventions Classification (NIC). St. Louis, MO: Mosby. [RT42.N858 1996] & [PAM] If you use the book, focus on chapters 1-3 and then a couple of the nursing interventions. The PAM version is self-contained.

For those of you who wish to obtain a rare view of how and why a classification was developed.

I know that this may be beginning to sound like a broken record, but what "principles" or strategies for classification have you discerned in the various introductory readings?

Think of classification schemes that you have encountered (e.g., in department, grocery or hardware stores; in directories, indexes, or databases; etc.). What was your purpose in using them? How did they aid you in achieving that purpose? How did they hinder you?