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New Directions in Information Organization
Jung-Ran Park
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Description for New Directions in Information Organization
Hardback. New Directions in Information Organization, co-edited by Dr. Jung-ran Park and Dr. Lynne Howarth seeks to provide an overview and understanding of the future directions, leading edge theories and models for research and practice in information organization. Editor(s): Park, Jung-ran; Howarth, Lynne C. Series Editor(s): Spink, Amanda. Series: Library and Information Science Series. Num Pages: 280 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 28. Weight in Grams: 584.
New Directions in Information Organization, co-edited by Dr. Jung-ran Park and Dr. Lynne Howarth seeks to provide an overview and understanding of the future directions, leading edge theories and models for research and practice in information organization. New information standards and digital library technologies are being developed at a rapid pace as diverse communities of practice seek new ways to organize massive quantities of digital resources. Today's digital information explosion creates an increased demand for new perspectives, methods and tools for research and practice in information organization. This new direction in information organization is even more critical owing to changing user needs and expectations in conjunction with the collaborative and decentralized nature of bibliographic control. The general aim of this book is to present the current state of the digital information revolution with the associated opportunities and challenges to information organization. Through an interdisciplinary perspective, it presents broad, holist and more integrated perspective on the nature of information organization and examines new direction in information organization research and thinking. The book highlights the need to understand information organization and the Web 2.0 in the context of the rapidly changing information world and provides an overview of key trends and further research.
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
280
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Series
Library and Information Science Series
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Bingley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781905593
SKU
V9781781905593
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Ref
99-50
About Jung-Ran Park
Park, J.R., Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States Howarth L.C. - University of Toronto, Canada
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