Knowledge is a form of awareness or familiarity.

It is often understood as awareness of

facts or as practical skills, and may also mean familiarity with objects or situations.

Knowledge Classification
Knowledge classification refers to the process of organizing and categorizing information or
knowledge into distinct groups based on their characteristics, properties, or relationships. It is a
fundamental aspect of knowledge management, information organization, and retrieval
systems. By classifying knowledge, we can facilitate its storage, retrieval, and dissemination,
making it more accessible and usable.

There are various approaches to knowledge classification, depending on the context and
purpose. Here are a few commonly used methods:

1. Hierarchical Classification: This approach involves organizing knowledge into a

hierarchical structure with multiple levels of categories. Each category represents a broader
or narrower concept, and the relationships between categories are based on their levels of
abstraction or specificity. For example, in a library catalog, books are classified into broad
categories such as “Fiction” or “Non-fiction,” which are then further divided into
subcategories like “Mystery,” “Science,” or “History.” Examples of Hierarchical classification
systems are DDC, UDC, etc.

2. Faceted Classification: Faceted classification involves using a set of independent

attributes or facets to describe knowledge items. Each facet represents the knowledge’s
specific aspect or characteristic, such as subject, format, author, or date. By combining
different facets, users can create complex queries to retrieve specific subsets of
knowledge. This approach is commonly used in the Colon Classification system.

3. Taxonomy: A taxonomy is a systematic classification scheme that organizes

knowledge into a predefined structure. It typically involves creating a set of hierarchical
categories representing different dimensions or characteristics of the knowledge domain.
Taxonomies are commonly used in fields like biology, where organisms are classified
based on shared characteristics.

4. Ontology: Ontologies are formal representations of knowledge that capture the

relationships between concepts in a specific domain. They define the classes, properties,
and relationships among different entities and provide a structured framework for
organizing knowledge. Ontologies are widely used in artificial intelligence, semantic web
technologies, and information retrieval systems.

5. Folksonomy: Folksonomy is an informal classification system that uses user-generated

tags or keywords to categorize knowledge. It leverages the collective intelligence of users
to create a bottom-up classification scheme. Social bookmarking websites or collaborative
platforms often employ folksonomies to allow users to tag and categorize content based on
their understanding and preferences.
The choice of knowledge classification method depends on the specific requirements of the
domain, the nature of the knowledge being classified, and the intended use of the classification
system. Effective knowledge classification enhances information organization, retrieval, and
knowledge sharing, enabling efficient access to relevant information and promoting knowledge
discovery and collaboration.

Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification.

Taxonomy, in a broad sense the science of classification, but more strictly the classification of living
and extinct organisms—i.e., biological classification. The term is derived from the Greek taxis
(“arrangement”) and nomos (“law”).

Taxonomy: a system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that share
similar qualities

Taxonomy
1: SYSTEMATICS : the study of the general principles of scientific classification
2: CLASSIFICATION especially: orderly classification of plants and animals according to their
presumed natural relationships

A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical

classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. Among other things, a taxonomy can be
used to organize and index knowledge (stored as documents, articles, videos, etc.), such as in the form of a
library classification system, or a search engine taxonomy, so that users can more easily find the information
they are searching for. Many taxonomies are hierarchies (and thus, have an intrinsic tree structure), but not
all are.

GENERIC
 Relating to or descriptive of an entire group or class
 Lacking specificity; general
 very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific.
 Characteristic or relating to a class or group of things, not specific.

SPECIFIC
 Explicitly set forth; definite
 Limited, distinctive, or unique
 explicit or definite
 clearly defined or identified.
A library classification is a system of organization of knowledge by which sources are arranged and
ordered systematically. Library classifications are a notational system that represents the order of topics in
the classification and allows items to be stored in that order. Library classification systems group related
materials together, typically arranged as a hierarchical tree structure.

Library classification is an aspect of library and information science. It is distinct from scientific
classification in that it has as its goal to provide a useful ordering of documents rather than a theoretical
organization of knowledge. Although it has the practical purpose of creating a physical ordering of
documents, it does generally attempt to adhere to accepted scientific knowledge. Library classification helps
to accommodate all the newly published literature in an already created order of arrangement in a filial
sequence.

Library classification is the arrangement of library holdings in a logical order, from the
general to the specific, based on the main subject of the resources.
Library classification systems are based on a set of rules and principles that provide a
framework for assigning classification numbers to library materials. The two most widely used
classification systems are the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and Library of Congress
Classification (LCC) systems.

Library of Congress Classification System

The Library of Congress Classification System is used in most college and university libraries.
In 1899, the United States Library of Congress created a classification scheme for books. It is called the
Library of Congress Classification system (LC for short). In this system, all knowledge is divided into 21
broad subject areas by letters of the alphabet (I, O, W, X, and Y are not used). There is no significance for
the letters of the alphabet chosen for each broad subject area. There is no need to memorize this
classification system, but it is helpful to know how it works.

Dewey Decimal Classification

The Dewey Decimal Classification system is used in school, public, and small libraries.
Dewey works very similarly to Library of Congress, but it starts with numbers instead and is grouped into a
smaller number of broader subjects. This makes it much more suitable to Public Libraries rather than the
much larger amount of subjects at university libraries.
It was first published in the United States by Melvil Dewey in 1876.
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Bloom’s Taxonomy Is A Hierarchical Framework For Cognition And Learning Objectives