Known Item Search and Subject Search
Michael K. Buckland · Library Resources and Technical Services · 2024
The traditional distinction between known item search and subject search is analyzed drawing on Robert Pagès’ distinction between particulars and specimens, the distinction between objects and their properties, Robert Fugmann’s distinction between individual concepts and general concepts, and the difference between referring and describing. The resulting analysis coincides with E. J. Lowe’s four-category ontology.