Quinn, Brian A.2010-03-162012-05-072010-03-162012-05-071994Quinn, B. (1994). Recent theoretical approaches in classification and indexing. Knowledge Organization, 21(3), 140-147.0943-7444http://hdl.handle.net/2346/1513https://doi.org/10.5771/0943-7444-1994-3This article is a selective review of recent studies in classification and indexing theory. A number of important problems are discussed, including subjectivity versus objectivity, theories of indexing, the theoretical role of automation, and theoretical approaches to a universal classification scheme. Interestingly, much of the work appears to have been done outside the United States. After reviewing the theoretical work itself, some possible reasons for the non-American origins of the work are explored.en-USAbstracting and indexingCatalogingInformational resourcesReviewsArticle