Bibliographic & Subject Control Books

A wry look at the history, uses and implications of a little-considered element of books, offering an anthology of index extracts from the endearingly quaint to the plain awful. The author also examines the way indexers appear in fiction, from the fallen pedant to the frankly insane.

Based on the 2007 Conference on Metadata and Semantics Research (MTSR), this title brings together world class leaders to contribute their research and information on metadata and semantics applied to library management, e-commerce, e-business, information science and librarianship, to name a few.

Metadata, literally 'data about data,' provides a means of indexing, accessing, preserving, and discovering digital resources. This book provides readers with an overview of metadata, its types, roles, and characteristics; and, a discussion of metadata as it relates to resources on the Web.

Explores the role of categories and standards in shaping the modern world. The book investigates a variety of classification systems, including the International Classification of Diseases, the Nursing Interventions Classification and race classification under apartheid in South Africa.

This edition has been revised to take into account the impact of computer technology and new media practices in the field of bibliography. The book includes tips on compiling enumerative and analytical bibliographies, hints on using electronic sources and suggestions for career opportunities.

Explores the changing nature of cataloguing in the aftermath of e-journal invasion. In examining a variety of vendors' MARC products, it outlines dilemmas encountered by libraries when considering acquisitions of such services. It concludes with a look into the future of e-resource cataloguing from technical and conceptual standpoints.

A practical guide to the world of cataloging and classification. It incorporates the 2002 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2), MARC 21, the 22nd edition of Dewey Decimal Classification , schedules of the LC Classifications, the Library of Congress Subject Headings, and the 18th edition of Sears List of Subject Headings .

A guide for organizing a small archive, which includes real-life examples, information on computer use in organizing records, and an accompanying CD-ROM.

Summary: This is a workbook on descriptive and subject cataloguing; it contains practical examples and suggested solutions to reinforce theoretical concepts and practical application in descriptive cataloguing (using Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, 2nd ed., 1998 rev.), bibliographic classification (using Dewey Decimal Classification, 21st ed.) and assigning subject headings (using Sears List of

This edition has been revised to take into account the impact of computer technology and new media practices in the field of bibliography. The book includes tips on compiling enumerative and analytical bibliographies, hints on using electronic sources and suggestions for career opportunities.

Offers a comprehensive introduction for television professionals that need to understand metadata's purpose and technology. This book presents information for video production in an IT world; introduces metadata to people who have only heard of the word; and short and introductory - no technical knowledge necessary.

Presents a description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material. This book traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting'. It explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents.

The Indexing Companion gives an overview of indexing for professional indexers, editors, authors, librarians and others.

A comprehensive text on creating clear and complete bibliographic records. This updated edition includes information on computerized cataloguing formats, authority controls and the current practices in creating, formatting and maintaining bibliographic records.

Aimed at students and professionals within Library and Information Services (LIS), this book is about the power and potential of ontologies to enhance the electronic search process. It compares search strategies and results in the search environment and demonstrates how these could be transformed using ontologies and concept searching.

Covering library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US, this book includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application, and classifying electronic resources. It is aimed at library and information practitioners, and students of librarianship, information studies and information management.

Giving a description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material, this book traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting', and explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents.

An examination of information and information systems which is comparative rather than technical in approach. Using explicitly defined terms, Buckland interprets the nature of retrieval-based information systems such as museums, archives, libraries and online databases, and their social utility.

Offers information on the world wide publishing landscape. This book includes approximately 800,000 ISBN prefixes from 200 countries and territories. It also includes the Geographical Index (3 volumes) which provides the names of more than 700,000 active publishing houses, arranged alphabetically by country, and within country by name.