The Organization of Information

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The Organization of Information Third Edition

Arlene G. Taylor, Daniel N. Joudrey

Book Code: LU8700

ISBN: 1-59158-700-X

ISBN-13: 978-1-59158-700-2

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540 pages, figures; halftones; tables

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Publication: 12/30/2008

List Price: $50.00 (UK Sterling Price: £27.95)

Availability: Not yet published. (Estimated publication date, 12/30/2008)

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 7 x 10

Subjects:

Library & Information Science » Technical Services -- General

Series Title: Library and Information Science Text Series

Description: This third edition of Taylor's modern classic continues to articulate the theory, principles, standards, and tools behind information organization.

As with previous editions, it begins with strong justification for the continued importance of organizing principles and practice. Following a broad overview of the concept and its role in human endeavors, Taylor and Joudrey provide a detailed and insightful discussion of such basic retrieval tools as inventories, bibliographies, catalogs, indexes, finding aids, registers, databases, major bibliographic utilities, and other organizing entities; and subsequently trace the development of the organization of recorded information in Western civilization from 2000 B.C.E. to the present. Standards of codification (MARC, SGML, and various DTDs), controlled vocabularies and ontologies, and Web 2.0 technologies are but a sample of its extensive topical coverage Special to this edition:

restructured and expanded sections on metadata (description, access, and access control) and subject analysis and aboutness.

significant revisions to sections dealing with indexing and abstracting, systems and system design, and authority control (especially FRAR.)

improved coverage of archives and archival finding aids, museums and galleries, and digital libraries

Still the title of choice for students and professionals eager to embrace the heritage, immediacy, and future of this fascinating field of study.

Table of Contents:

List of Figures
Preface
Acknowledgments by Arlene G. Taylor
Acknowledgments by Daniel N. Joudrey
Chapter 1: Organization of Recorded Information
Chapter 2: Retrieval Tools
Chapter 3: Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western Civilization
Chapter 4: Metadata
Chapter 5: Encoding Standards
Chapter 6: Systems and System Design
Chapter 7: Metadata: Description
Chapter 8: Metadata: Access and Authority Control
Chapter 9: Subject Analysis
Chapter 10: Systems for Vocabulary Control
Chapter 11: Systems for Categorization
Conclusion
Appendix A: An Approach to Subject Analysis
Appendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources
Appendix C: Arrangement of Metadata Displays
Glossary
Selected Bibliography
Index


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