ERIC Number: EJ597570
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Publication Date: 1999
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Icons as Visual Forum of Knowledge Representation on the World Wide Web: A Semiotic Analysis.
Ma, Yan; Diodato, Virgil
Proceedings of the ASIS Annual Meeting, v36 p181-93 1999
Compares the indexing structure of icons with principles used for traditional indexing. A sample of 15 library homepages was drawn from the total population of the United States library homepages. Semiotics theory was used to study the icons. Analysis and results are outlined. (AEF)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Indexes, Indexing, Knowledge Representation, Libraries, Semiotics, World Wide Web
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Speeches/Meeting Papers
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Language: English
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