The Organization of Information, 3rd Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 1. December 2008
Book
Hardback
512 pages
978-1-59158-586-2 (ISBN)
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.
Still the title of choice for students and professionals eager to embrace the heritage, immediacy, and future of this fascinating field of study.
* 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)
* Expanded coverage of archives and archival finding aids, museums and galleries, and digital libraries
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.
Still the title of choice for students and professionals eager to embrace the heritage, immediacy, and future of this fascinating field of study.
* 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)
* Expanded coverage of archives and archival finding aids, museums and galleries, and digital libraries
More details
Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
ISBN-13
978-1-59158-586-2 (9781591585862)
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Persons
Arlene G. Taylor is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, and author of several works on cataloging and classification and authority control. She has received ALA's Margaret Mann Citation in Cataloging and Classification and the ALA Highsmith Library Literature Award.
Daniel N. Joudrey is assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, where he teaches information organization and cataloging. His research interests include aboutness determination, subject access to information, and cataloging education.
Daniel N. Joudrey is assistant professor in the Graduate School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, Massachusetts, where he teaches information organization and cataloging. His research interests include aboutness determination, subject access to information, and cataloging education.
Content
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