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The Nature of ´A Work´: Implications for the Organization of Knowledge
Richard P. Smiraglia
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Description for The Nature of ´A Work´: Implications for the Organization of Knowledge
Hardback. The primary focus of this book is on the definition of the work. Its main role is to inform the continuing development of catalogues, search engines, and information retrieval tools that will be able to lead people through the maze of editions and revisions and translations of the work. Num Pages: 216 pages, index, glossary. BIC Classification: GLK; HPK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 146 x 16. Weight in Grams: 345.
Living legend Smiraglia has written the first book devoted exclusively to exploring the concept that is commonly referred to as a bibliographic "Work." In bringing together material from both inside and outside the discipline of information studies, he traces the continuing development of catalogs, search engines, and other kinds of information retrieval tools, the better to understand the maze of editions and revisions and translations that make up the evolution of a Work. Two appendixes contain charts demonstrating the evolution of concepts and definitions of a Work; a third contains a summary of the sampling technique employed to generate ... Read more
Living legend Smiraglia has written the first book devoted exclusively to exploring the concept that is commonly referred to as a bibliographic "Work." In bringing together material from both inside and outside the discipline of information studies, he traces the continuing development of catalogs, search engines, and other kinds of information retrieval tools, the better to understand the maze of editions and revisions and translations that make up the evolution of a Work. Two appendixes contain charts demonstrating the evolution of concepts and definitions of a Work; a third contains a summary of the sampling technique employed to generate ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Weight
403g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810840379
SKU
V9780810840379
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Ref
99-15
About Richard P. Smiraglia
Richard Smiraglia is Professor at Palmer School of Library and Information Science, Long Island University (Brookville, NY).
Reviews for The Nature of ´A Work´: Implications for the Organization of Knowledge
I can highly recommend this book to library science professors, catalogers, and information organization experts as a seminal work on this topic, one that will guide and direct future research in this area for many years to come.
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Richard Smiraglia has produced a timely contribution: the first book-length exploration of the concept of ... Read more
portal: Libraries and the Academy
Richard Smiraglia has produced a timely contribution: the first book-length exploration of the concept of ... Read more