Academic warrant and its application in knowledge organization systems: a case study
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The Academic Warrant (AW) as a justification to be used to select terms intended for the thematic representation of the content of documents in Knowledge Organization Systems (KOS) such as thesauri, lists, classification systems, has been considered in Knowledge Organization (KO) under different denominations for decades. The aim is to study a case of reality from a terminological approach that allows to provide considerations to establish firmer bases to characterize AW, especially when there are disagreements between authors that are finally expressed in the documentation to be indexed and classified. A possible methodology of analysis is explored, focused on a case where the divergence is established between scientific and religious thought: Charles Darwin's theory of evolution and creationism, as represented in different KOS. In conclusion, it is offered that AW is one of the least studied in the literature of KO, and although it has scarce and discontinuous literature, it is possible to show an approximation to its concept. The study shows that the theoretical guidelines for the application of AW require further development, even considering the possibility of combining it with other warrants. Likewise, it highlights the need to attend to dissent and ways to ensure its thematic representation.
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