Organizing Information From the Shelf to the Web

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978-1-85604-578-0

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2007

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Facet Publishing, UK

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256

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Description
Table of Contents
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Today's library and information professionals must be conversant with organizing all forms of information -- from books on the shelf to objects in digital libraries to websites. This innovative new text guides readers through the organization of the broad spectrum of information. Coverage includes cataloging and classification; metadata; information architecture; bibliographic formats; subject indexing and vocabulary control; organization of digital information; mark-up languages; and more. This new text is ideally suited for library and information science courses or as a resource for professionals who need to understand the various tools and techniques necessary to master information organization.

1. Organizing information: what it means

Organization of information: what and why?
Classification
Purpose of classification
Cataloguing
Purpose of cataloguing
Library approaches to organizing information
About this book: why this book and for whom
Summary
Review questions
References

2. Information organization in different non-library environments

Introduction
The online database approach
The DBMS approach
The expert systems approach
Organization of information on the internet
New approaches to organizing information on the intranet and web
The semantic web
Summary
Review questions
References

3. Cataloguing

Introduction
What is a library catalogue?
AACR2
The process of cataloguing
Subject access to catalogues
Implications of basic cataloguing rules on OPACs
Cataloguing of internet resources
FRBR (Functional Requirements of Bibliographic Records)
Entities and their relationships
Importance of the FRBR Model
Summary
Review Questions
References

4. Bibliographic formats: MARC21 and others

Bibliographic formats
ISO 2709: format for bibliographic information interchange
MARC format
MARC 21
UNIMARC format
CCF
Summary
Review questions
References

5. Library classification

What is library classification and why?
Classification schemes
Types of bibliographic classification schemes
Major library classification schemes
Dewey main classes
Classification of electronic resources
Summary
Review questions
References

6. Subject heading lists and thesauri in information organization

Vocabulary control tools
Subject heading lists and thesauri
Thesauri
Subject headings lists and thesauri in the organization of internet resources
Summary
Review Questions
References

7. Organization of internet information resources

Typical characteristics of web information resources
Metadata: why not bibliographic formats?
Bibliographic classification schemes: are they suitable for organizing the web?
Subject heading lists: limitations for indexing internet resources
New tools and standards for managing internet information
The semantic web
Summary
Review questions
References

8. Metadata

9. Markup languages

10. Ontology

Ontology: origin and meaning
Ontology, taxonomy, and thesaurus
Some common examples of ontology
Ontologies: what do they do?
Building an ontology: guidelines and methods
Tools for building ontology
Ontology languages: DAML+OIL and OWL
OWL
Ontology: role in information organization and management
Summary
Review questions
References

11. Information architecture

12. The Semantic web

What is the Semantic Web?
How does the Semantic web differ from the conventional web?
The semantic web technologies
URI – uniform resource identifier
RDF
Semantic web applications
Semantic web and information access
Summary
Review questions
References

13. Information organization: issues and trends

Cataloguing: FRBR and semantic catalogue network
Metadata
Classification in the digital age
Ontologies
Semantic portals and ontologies
Semantic web technologies and digital libraries
User-driven classification of web resources
Conclusion
References

"This is a very thorough review of the area, and currency is very good."--MMIT
"The Chowdhurys have provided a detailed and up-to-date text book on organizing information in the digital era. The content is of immense practical value for librarians and information professionals involved in both traditional and digital libraries."--Library Collections, Acquisitions and Technical Services
"Sudatta and G.G. Chowdhury have written a quirky little textbook that excels in its substantive coverage … This book is well worth a thorough reading."--Legal Information Alert