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Library and Information Science

Organising Knowledge in a Global Society: principles and practice in libraries
and information centres

Revised edition

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Philip Hider with Ross Harvey (2008)
Topics in Australasian Library and Information Studies No. 29. soft cover
ISBN 978 1876938 67 3

This book updates the successful first edition, which has been widely used as an introduction to the field of information organisation, both in Australia and overseas. The work reflects current practice and trends, paying particular attention to how libraries and other information services provide intellectual access to digital information resources through metadata. In this revision, the various information organisation components of the Web 2.0 phenomenon are discussed, including social tagging and folksonomies. The new edition also covers the latest developments in metadata standards, such as Resource Description and Access, and information retrieval systems such as the increasing support for faceted navigation. Examples and case studies have been updated throughout.

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Table Of Contents

Part 1 Overview
Chapter 1 Definitions and introductory concepts

Part 2 Bibliographic description
Chapter 2 Standards for bibliographic data
Chapter 3 Standards for description
Chapter 4 Standards for access points
Chapter 5 Authority control

Part 3 Subject access - current challenges
Chapter 6 Subject access concepts
Chapter 7 Classification
Chapter 8 Alphabetical subject access mechanisms
Chapter 9 Subject access to web content

Part 4 Bibliographic data exchange and management
Chapter 10 Technical standards
Chapter 11 Arrangements for bibliographic data exchange
Chapter 12 Bibliographic utilities
Chapter 13 Bibliographic data exchange: an Australian case study
Chapter 14 Local systems and OPAC's

Part 5 Current issues in organising knowledge
Chapter 15 The changing role of bibliographic organisation

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