The organization of information
By: Arlene G. Taylor and Daniel N. Joudrey.
Contributors: Joudrey, Daniel N.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Series: Library and information science text series
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited; Brand: Libraries Unlimited
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Westport, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 540
ISBN-13: 9781591585862; 9781591587002
Subjects: Information organization; Metadata
Description: "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. They then trace the development of the organization of recorded information in Western civilization from 2000 B.C.E. to the present. This book is for students and professionals eager to embrace the heritage, immediacy, and future of this fascinating field of study."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.