Cataloging & Classification

The Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), used in 200,000 libraries across 140 countries, has entered a new age, primarily maintained today as a continuously revised electronic system rather than an occasionally updated set of print volumes. Its editors...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262522953Author Geoffrey C. BowkerFormat PaperbackPage Count 389Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press LtdWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

'A delightfully quirky sturdy . . . [Flanders] is a meticulour historian with a taste for the offbeat; the story of the alphabet suits her well . . . Fascinating.' Sunday TimesOnce we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and...

'Marvellous . . . I read it with astonished delight . . . It is equally scholarly and entertaining.' - Jan Morris 'Quirky and compelling.' - The Times Once we've learned it as children, few of us think much of the alphabet and its familiar sing-song...

Since it was first published, LIS students and professionals everywhere have relied on Miller's authoritative manual for clear instruction on the real-world practice of metadata design and creation. Now the author has given his text a top-to-bottom...

Cataloguing has always produced a catalogue, while the creation of metadata has produced the metadata of given resources. However, in this digital age, the two are more connected than ever. A catalogue is made up of metadata that can be searched,...

This fifth edition of the late Lois Mai Chan's classic Cataloging and Classification covers the analysis and representation of methods used in describing, organizing, and providing access to resources made available in or through libraries. Coauthor...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780262045155Author Konstantinos KatsikopoulosFormat HardbackPage Count 200Imprint MIT PressPublisher MIT Press Ltd

As organisations across the globe commit to digital transformation, well-managed taxonomies are more critical than ever in supporting a wide range of business applications. Amidst growing industry uptake of controlled vocabularies, ontologies and...

". . . An essential, unique, and thoroughly 'user friendly' instructional reference and guide that should be an integral part of every author and every publisher's professional book marketing plan instructional reference collection." - Midwest Book...

This essential new textbook provides cataloguers with the skills needed for transition to Resource Description and Access (RDA). The book builds on John Bowman's highly regarded Essential Cataloguing and gives an introduction to Functional Requirements...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910010297Author Les ColemanFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint UniformbooksPublisher Uniformbooks

The four-year RDA Toolkit Restructure and Redesign Project included a major expansion of the standard to align RDA: Resource Description and Access with the IFLA Library Reference Model, which is the conceptual basis of RDA. This expansion included the...

In order to ease through the RDA: Resource Description and Access transition, specialist cataloguers need information on managing the materials in their areas of responsibility. RDA and Cartographic Resources offers a vital summary and overview of how to...

This concise guide to cataloguing with RDA: Resource Description and Access is essential for those seeking a simplified path to creating basic RDA records. In this quick reference source, author Thomas Brenndorfer describes the key RDA concepts and...

Serials and continuing resources present a variety of unique challenges in bibliographic management, from special issues and unnumbered supplements to recording the changes that a long-running periodical can experience over time. Easing cataloguers...

The Future of Enriched, Linked, Open and Filtered Metadata is a comprehensive and accessible guide to creating accurate, consistent, complete, user-centred and quality metadata that supports the user tasks of finding, identifying, selecting, obtaining...

"Beasley's Guide to Library Research" offers straightforward help in navigating the complex labyrinth of library research. Suitable for novice and experienced researcher alike, this revised classic is an invaluable tool for locating and using...

Tomorrow's LIS professionals will have to be conversant with all the tools and techniques for organizing information in different domains - from the traditional library shelf to full-scale digital libraries. This core text covers the organization of the...

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Libraries organize their collections to help library users find what they need. Organizing library collections may seem like a straightforward and streamlined process, but it can be quite complex, and there is a large body of theory and practice that...

Libraries organize their collections to help library users find what they need. Organizing library collections may seem like a straightforward and streamlined process, but it can be quite complex, and there is a large body of theory and practice that...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464090151Author Michael HuhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 132g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781720310235Author Huan Yue TingFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781686809248Author Japanese Writing Practice WorkbooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464091608Author Sir Michael HuhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 132g

The Sears List of Subject Headings, an outstanding name amongst subject headings lists, is used all over the world in small and medium sized libraries. It has constantly been revised and kept up to date, both in its methods and contents, by incorporating...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781720310211Author Huan Yue TingFormat PaperbackPage Count 102Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781512800654Author Edgar M BranchFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint University of Pennsylvania PressPublisher University of Pennsylvania...

This fourth edition was prepared in 2015-2016 as a supplementary text for a graduate music cataloging course. This edition is rewritten to a large extent to conform to the new instructions and paradigms represented in Resource Description and Access...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781006443732Author Arthur Puffett BaFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 154g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464091295Author Sir MichaelFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 32g

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. The book examines each part of the LCC call number and how it is assembled and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464089230Author Sir Michael HuhnFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 263g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780464091288Author Sir MichaelFormat PaperbackPage Count 24Imprint BlurbPublisher BlurbWeight(grams) 32g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781937536589Author Anna FaktorovichFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint Anaphora Literary PressPublisher Anaphora Literary PressWeight(grams) 136g

Important considerations in identifying editions, with some bibliographical absurdities; book catalogues; and a discussion of essayists, particularly Montaigne and Lamb.Book InformationISBN 9781512804737Author A.Edward NewtonFormat HardbackPage Count...

A Practical Guide to Library of Congress Classification is a hands-on introduction to LC Classification. The book examines each part of the LCC call number and how it is assembled and guides the reader through each step of finding and constructing LCC...

While there are many cataloging texts, very few are written specifically for library support staff. This is the one and only book purposefully aligned with the new American Library Association - Library Support Staff Certification (LSSC) competency...