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Sorting Out the Web Approaches to Subject Access
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Candy Schwartz
ISBN: 1-56750-518-X
ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-518-4
184 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 3/30/2001
List Price: $131.95 (UK Sterling Price: £91.95)
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Also Available: Paperback
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Search engines, subject gateways, descriptive metadata, Web cataloging--everyone is looking for ways to support information discovery and retrieval on the Internet. To become full partners in new digital access ventures, library and information professionals need to be familar with effective tools and stategies, and need to make decisions about what is appropriate for different resources, settings and communities. This book takes a look at what has been done in providing subject access to networked resources, and what is around the corner.

Accompanies by ample illustrations and complementary online material, topics include: Metadata, as a potentiator of subject description; classification schemes and directories; alphabetical subject engines in all their variety; and trends in subject decription and access. A book directed to information professional, educators, and students involved in Web design, cataloging, indexing, reference, and information retrieval.
Table of Contents:
  • Figures
    Preface
    Introduction
    Metadata
    Classification
    Controlled Vocabularies
    Search Engines
    Around the Corner
    Index
About the Author: CANDY SCHWARTZ is Professor of Library and Information Science at Simmons College.
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