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The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities

International Series of Monographs in Library and Information Science

  • 1st Edition - January 1, 1970
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Barbara M. Hale
  • Editor: G. Chandler
  • Language: English

International Series of Monographs in Library and Information Science, Volume 12: The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities focuses on subject bibliographies… Read more

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Description

International Series of Monographs in Library and Information Science, Volume 12: The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities focuses on subject bibliographies of the humanities and social sciences. The manuscript first outlines the development of subject bibliography in the 16th up to 20th centuries, including developments in subject bibliography of social sciences and humanities and theory of bibliography. The book then discusses subject bibliography and flow of information. Topics include information storage and retrieval, scholarly communications, and other library tools. The text surveys the alphabetical and chronological arrangements of subject bibliographies, including the arrangement of selected bibliographies. Current and retrospective unannotated bibliographies and indexes; current and retrospective bibliographical reviews; and grading and abstracts are underscored. The book is a vital reference for readers wanting to explore humanities and social sciences.

Table of contents


Contents

Preface


1. Introduction


2. The Development of Subject Bibliography


3. The Subject Bibliography of the Social Sciences and Humanities: Recent Developments


4. The Theory of Bibliography


5. Subject Bibliography and the Flow of Information Scholarly Communication

Other Library Tools

The Needs and Literature Searching Methods of Research Workers

Characteristics of Different Subject Literatures

Information Storage and Retrieval


6. The Arrangement of Subject Bibliographies


7. The Arrangement of Some Selected Bibliographies


8. The Use of Bibliographical Tools

Bibliographic Tools Cited

Appendix I. A Survey of the Use Made of Bibliographical Tools

Appendix II

Other Titles in the Series




Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: January 1, 1970
  • Language: English

About the editor

GC

G. Chandler

Affiliations and expertise
Canberra, Australia

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