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Classification in Theory and Practice
- 1st Edition - January 31, 2005
- Author: Susan Batley
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 0 9 4 - 2
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 8 4 3 3 4 - 0 8 3 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 1 - 7 8 0 6 3 - 0 7 4 - 8
This book covers all of the major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US; it includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly,… Read more
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Request a sales quoteThis book covers all of the major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US; it includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly, classifying electronic resources is also discussed. The aim of the book is to demystify a very complex subject, and to provide a sound theoretical underpinning, together with practical advice and development of practical skills. The book fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. Chapters concentrate purely on classification rather than cataloguing and indexing, ensuring a more in-depth coverage of the topic.
- Covers the latest Dewey Decimal Classification, 22nd edition
- Provides practical advice on which schemes will be most suitable for different types of library collection
- Covers classification of electronic resources and taxonomy construction
Practitioners and students of Library and Information Science
Classification in theory and practice; Classification schemes for general collections; Classification schemes for specialist collections; Classifying electronic resources; Summary.
- No. of pages: 196
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: January 31, 2005
- Imprint: Chandos Publishing
- Hardback ISBN: 9781843340942
- Paperback ISBN: 9781843340836
- eBook ISBN: 9781780630748
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Susan Batley
Dr Susan Batley is a senior lecturer at the London Metropolitan University with teaching and research in the areas of organisation and retrieval of information and knowledge resources. Having completed a PhD on factors affecting the retrieval of information from picture databases in 1989, she worked as a subject librarian at the University of East London, before taking up her current post in 1996. Dr Batley is the author of another Chandos book, Classification in Theory and Practice.
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