Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction (Second Edition)

Lois Mai Chan

ISBN 10: 0070105065 / ISBN 13: 9780070105065

Published by McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages, 1994

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Cataloging and Classification: An Introduction (Second Edition)
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0070105065
• ISBN 13: 9780070105065
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

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Synopsis

Cataloging and Classification is also a name for the course that covers general principles of bibliography, cataloging, and indexing, that is required for students working toward degrees in Library/Information Science. Of the few texts available for the course, Lois Chan's Cataloging and Classification is the best because the author is the most widely known and respected authority in the field and the text contains complex, difficult information that is presented clearly and in an organized understandable manner, and provides exercises to reinforce the concepts.

About the Author

Lois Mai Chan is Professor in the School of Library and Information Science at the University of Kentucky, Lexington. She is author of eight books and numerous articles and co-editor of two collections in the areas of knowledge organization and subject indexing. In 1989, Chan was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation for Outstanding Achievement in Cataloging and Classification given by the American Library Association, and in 1992, she received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chinese-American Librarians Association.