Name: Essential Classification par Vanda Broughton
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Essential Classification Résumé

Essential Classification Vanda Broughton

Classification is an essential skill for all information workers but a difficult concept to grasp - and it's even more difficult to put that theory into practice. This practical guide shows the reader how to go about classifying a document from scratch.

Essential Classification

guides the novice cataloguer through the practice of subject cataloguing, with an emphasis on practical document analysis and classification. It deals with fundamental questions as to the purpose of classification in different situations, and the needs and expectations of end users. The reader is introduced to the ways in which document content can be assessed, and how this can best be expressed for translation into the language of specific indexing and classification systems.

The characteristics of the major general schemes of classification (LCC, DDC, UDC and BC1) are discussed and their suitability for different classification needs. Some basic issues of theory are included to support practical considerations. The emphasis in the chapters on the major classification schemes is on the practical application of those schemes. Key areas discussed are:

the purpose of classification

the rightness of classification

controlled indexing languages

concept based retrieval and word based retrieval

the structure of classification

varieties of classification 1: the enumerative scheme

varieties of classification 2: the analytico-synthetic scheme

varieties of classification 3: the faceted scheme

management aspects of classification

the need for classification

After reading this book the novice cataloguer will understand the purpose of classification, will be able to choose the best classification scheme to use for their purposes and will have practical experience of the application of those schemes using real documents, practical exercises and worked examples.

Readership

: This is essential reading for library school students, novice cataloguers and all information workers who need to classify but have not formally been taught how. The book also offers practical guidance to those concerned with the design and maintenance of subject tools: computer scientists, and information and intranet managers.

Essential Classification Avis

Essential Classification might be optimised for the LIS student or novice practitioner, but others engaging with classification and subject indexing are likely to find this book an invaluable working tool. It is, as the title predictably suggests, essential. -- Library Review

À propos de Vanda Broughton

Vanda Broughton MA DipLib is a Lecturer in Library and Information Studies at the School of Library, Archive and Information Studies, University College London. She has taught, written and led training courses on classification for many years. She is joint editor of the new edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification scheme, is a member of the UDC revision working group, and also of the UK Classification Research Group

Sommaire

1. Introduction 2. The need for classification 3. First principles of classification 4. The variety of classification: systems and structures 5. The classification scheme: internal structure 6. Types of classification scheme 7. Order in the classification scheme 8. Content analysis 1: document description 9. Content analysis 2: practical constraints 10. Controlled indexing languages 11. Word-based approaches to retrieval 12. Library of Congress Subject Headings 1: basic headings 13. Library of Congress Subject Headings 2: structured headings 14. Classification scheme application 15. Library of Congress Classification 1: basic classmark construction 16. Library of Congress Classification 2: use of tables 17. Dewey Decimal Classification 18. Universal Decimal Classification 1: general properties and basic number building 19. Universal Decimal Classification 2: auxiliary tables 20. Faceted classification 21. Managing classification

Informations supplémentaires

Sku

GOR001558600

ISBN 13

9781856045148

ISBN 10

1856045145

Titre

Essential Classification Vanda Broughton

Auteur

Vanda Broughton

État

Occasion - Très bon état

Relié

Broché

Éditeur

Facet Publishing

Année de publication

20041015

Nombre de pages

272

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