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Subject Determination During the Cataloging Process
Sauperl, Alenka; Taylor, Arlene G.
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Description for Subject Determination During the Cataloging Process
Hardback. A dissection of the subject cataloguing process, seeking to answer the question, "How do cataloguers determine or identify the topic of a document and choose the appropriate subject description?" The investigation encompasses the work of 12 subject cataloguers. Num Pages: 184 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: GLK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 146 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
It is during the subject determination process that the critical terms are created that link any given document to its audience, the information seeker. Perhaps it is rational that subject cataloging should itself be subjective, but, in fact, subject catalogers create and use processes that assist them in assigning classification numbers and subject headings. The process of subject determination, however, is little understood outside the cataloging department. Sauperl dissects the subject cataloging process, seeking to answer the question, "How do catalogers determine or identify the topic of a document and choose the appropriate subject description?" Her investigation encompasses the ... Read more
It is during the subject determination process that the critical terms are created that link any given document to its audience, the information seeker. Perhaps it is rational that subject cataloging should itself be subjective, but, in fact, subject catalogers create and use processes that assist them in assigning classification numbers and subject headings. The process of subject determination, however, is little understood outside the cataloging department. Sauperl dissects the subject cataloging process, seeking to answer the question, "How do catalogers determine or identify the topic of a document and choose the appropriate subject description?" Her investigation encompasses the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810842892
SKU
V9780810842892
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About Sauperl, Alenka; Taylor, Arlene G.
Alenka Šauperl is Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science and Publishing, the Faculty of Arts, at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia. Dr. ?auperl is a member of the International Society for Knowledge Organization, the American Society for Information Science and Technology, and the Slovene library association.
Reviews for Subject Determination During the Cataloging Process
...presents an extremely detailed case study of twelve catalogers and their various approaches to subject cataloging....will likely have significant impact on the way subject cataloging is taught at Library and information Science Schools. ...useful as far as the writer intended - helping experienced catalogers to have a fresh view of their own workflows. For the student it does offer an ... Read more