University rankings as knowledge organization systems

an analysis of their classification nature

Authors

  • José Augusto Guimarães UNESP - Universidade Estadual Paulista
  • Helber Holland Universidade Estadual Paulista. Grupo de Pesquisa em Formação e Atuação Profissional em Organização da Informação
  • Grant Campbell Western University – UWO – Faculty of Information and Media Studies

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54886/scire.v26i2.4696

Abstract

Considering the knowledge organization system as a core issue in the knowledge organization field, this paper focuses on international university rankings as a new incarnation of KOS through an analysis of their classificatory nature. For this, three important international university rankings are analyzed: THE, Shanghai, and QS in terms of their notation, facets, citation order, editions, and updating. The results confirm their classificatory nature as essentially faceted systems whose structure is derived from specific contextual slants and whose dynamic updating process leads to a constant remodeling of the structure and the weight of the facets.

Keywords: Knowledge Organization Systems. University Ranking.; Classificatory structures.

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Published

2020-12-07

How to Cite

Guimarães, J. A., Holland, H., & Campbell, G. (2020). University rankings as knowledge organization systems: an analysis of their classification nature. Scire: Knowledge Representation and Organization (ISSNe 2340-7042; ISSN 1135-3716), 26(2), 31–37. https://doi.org/10.54886/scire.v26i2.4696

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Vol. 26 No. 2 (2020)

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