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Albrechtsen, Hanne, Ed.; Mai, Jens-Erik, Ed. – 2001
This volume is a compilation of the papers presented at the 10th ASIS (American Society for Information Science) workshop on classification research. Major themes include the social and cultural informatics of classification and coding systems, subject access and indexing theory, genre analysis and the agency of documents in the ordering of…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Classification, Indexing, Information Management
Digger, J. – 1975
A study was conducted to determine the most effective way to organize the data that are being accumulated by the European Documentation and Information System for Education (EUDISED). The study considered types of information services and search facilities which might be used to access the EUDISED data base. Indexing systems were examined and…
Descriptors: Classification, Databases, Indexing, Information Retrieval
Brown, Alan George – 1976
This programed text presents the basic principles and practices of subject indexing--limited to the area of precoordinate indexing. This first of two volumes deals with the subject analysis of documents, primarily at the level of summarization, and the basic elements of translation into classification schemes. The text includes regular self-tests…
Descriptors: Classification, Indexing, Information Retrieval, Programed Instructional Materials
1973
This document is a review of Canada's attempt to develop a standardized, multipurpose occupational classification system suited to national requirements. The main objective of Volume 1 the CCDO is to provide an instrument for use in manpower research and analysis, for statistical survey purposes, census taking, and for operational activities such…
Descriptors: Career Planning, Classification, Codification, Counseling
Chope, Robert C.; McMahon, Brian T. – 1975
The monograph presents a classification system of vocational rehabilitation program evaluation technology and literature intended to be useful for the efficient retrieval of program evaluation information and to provide greater communication among rehabilitation personnel. The classification system's purpose is to control the nuances of expression…
Descriptors: Classification, Information Dissemination, Information Processing, Information Retrieval
Schwartz, Candy – 2001
This book examines what has been done in providing subject access to networked resources. The first chapter provides a historical overview of information services, developments in information technology, end users, and the Internet, as well as a discussion of the library response to these developments. The second chapter discusses metadata,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Classification
Taylor, Arlene G. – 1999
This book addresses the history, theory, and practices of the organization of recorded information. Chapter 1, "Organization in Human Endeavors," looks at the basic human need to organize and how it is approached in various environments. Chapter 2, "Retrieval Tools," is concerned with the formats and functions of basic…
Descriptors: Classification, Computer System Design, Information Industry, Information Management
Chan, Lois Mai – 1995
The Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) system has become a primary subject retrieval tool in an environment that is very different from that for which it was designed and developed. This book is a comprehensive guide to the principles and application of LCSH that reflects changes and developments in the field. The text is divided into…
Descriptors: Authority Control (Information), Cataloging, Classification, Futures (of Society)
Bake, Blaine R. – 1974
The effectiveness of current subject cataloging practices for assigning geographical headings to local historical records in meeting the requirements of an escalating number of genealogist-patrons was examined. The findings indicated that catalogers use two general approaches in determining subject headings for local historical collections in the…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Classification, Geographic Location, Indexes
Van der Brugghen, W. – 1975
An outline is provided for study of the collection, storage, and retrieval of all kinds of print and nonprint information. Coverage includes descriptions of types of primary materials, print and nonprint information, bibliographic description and cataloging; indexes and abstracts; bibliographies; reference works; retrieval methods; reprography;…
Descriptors: Abstracts, Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification
Rigby, Malcolm – 1974
The development of machine or computer applications for the arrangement, storage, retrieval, and display of literature references or classification schedules, vocabularies, and indexes used with the Universal Decimal Classification (UDC) System as an access point is reviewed. Activities of the Subcommittee on Mechanization of the UDC Central…
Descriptors: Bibliographies, Cataloging, Classification, Computer Programs
Cochrane, Pauline Atherton, Ed.; Johnson, Eric H., Ed. – 1998
This proceedings represents and documents in part the 16 presentations made at the 34th Annual Clinic on Library Applications of Data Processing. World Wide Web URLs that provide insight into each presentation are included. Presentations include: (1) "Hypostatizing Data Collections, Especially Bibliographic: Abstractions, Representations,…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Cataloging, Classification, Data Processing
Bramley, Gerald – 1975
Current trends in library education in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the Scandinavian countries, the Soviet Union, and the German Democratic Republic are surveyed. The problems of educating librarians in the developing countries in general and the specific problems in Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and…
Descriptors: Classification, Curriculum, Developing Nations, Foundation Programs