Chapter 43 - Classification and Categorization in Computer-Assisted Reading and Text Analysis

Abstract

Automated computer classification and categorization has been successfully applied in the field of document retrieval and text mining. These methods are increasingly used in the field of computer-assisted reading and analysis of texts (CARAT) in the field of the humanities and social sciences. The primary aim of this chapter is not to tag the document for better recall, but to help a specialized reader and analyst to navigate through the themes, concepts, and content of a textual corpus according to a particular research objective. It presents some of the methods and applications of these techniques. It is only when more of these types of techniques have been transformed into ergonomic systems that the social sciences and humanities will really adopt them. For the moment, there is much more research to be done in order to better understand and model the process of reading and analysis of text.