Faceted Taxonomy as a Mechanism for Browsing and Accessing Digital Libraries of theses and Dissertations: A Case Study

We present the results of research that sought to prioritize the user"s information needs in relation to digital libraries of theses and dissertations. To this end, a faceted browsable taxonomy was created to offer the user a search option that is easy to use and interpret, with organized information. In the development of the study, we applied: the socio-cognitive approach of domain analysis theory, Ranganathan"s facet analysis, and content analysis, with the application of the thematic categorical analysis technique. We concluded that the browsing mechanism facilitated the visualization, exploration and retrieval of detailed information on research results by the academic community.