Classification in Theory and Practice (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Hardcover

Batley, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1843340941 ISBN 13: 9781843340942

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2005

Synopsis

This book covers all of the major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US; it includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly, classifying electronic resources is also discussed. The aim of the book is to demystify a very complex subject, and to provide a sound theoretical underpinning, together with practical advice and development of practical skills. The book fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. Chapters concentrate purely on classification rather than cataloguing and indexing, ensuring a more in-depth coverage of the topic.

• Covers the latest Dewey Decimal Classification, 22nd edition
• Provides practical advice on which schemes will be most suitable for different types of library collection
• Covers classification of electronic resources and taxonomy construction

About this title

About the Author

Dr Susan Batley is a senior lecturer at the London Metropolitan University with teaching and research in the areas of organisation and retrieval of information and knowledge resources. Having completed a PhD on factors affecting the retrieval of information from picture databases in 1989, she worked as a subject librarian at the University of East London, before taking up her current post in 1996. Dr Batley is the author of another Chandos book, Classification in Theory and Practice.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843340941
• ISBN 13: 9781843340942
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 196