CiNii Books - Organizing knowledge : an introduction to information retrieval

This book provides an integrated overview of information retrieval. The common principles associated with the storage and retrieval of information in databases of all kinds are introduced. Catalogue databases, bibliographic databases, with and without abstracts and full text databases are all considered. The book is divided into 5 main sections: records, authors and titles, subjects, systems, and user perspectives. The first edition was designed as a standard introductory textbook for students on postgraduate and undergraduate courses in library and information management. The first edition has been exceptionally well received both in the United Kingdom and many other countries and has established itself as a standard text. The second edition retains the objective approach and structure of the first edition but has been significantly revised.

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Part 1 Development and environment: history and development
hardware and software
system parameters. Part 2 The Bookshelf system: catalogue module
acquisitions modules
circulation module
serials module
management information
Bookshelf user group
support services. Part 3 Bookshelf in context - case studies: bookshelf in the academic library - Paisley College of Technology
Bookshelf in the public library - Dumfries and Galloway public libraries
Bookshelf in the special library - Equal Opportunities Commission, Institute of Personnel Management
the use of Bookshelf in teaching students of information and library management at Manchester polytechnic. Appendices: further reading
user list
specification for Paisley College of Technology.

Volume: : pbk ISBN 9781857420050

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This book provides an integrated overview of information retrieval. The common principles associated with the storage and retrieval of information in databases of all kinds are introduced. Catalogue databases, bibliographic databases, with and without abstracts and full text databases are all considered. The book is divided into 5 main sections: records, authors and titles, subjects, systems, and user perspectives. The first edition was designed as a standard introductory textbook for students on postgraduate and undergraduate courses in library and information management. The first edition has been exceptionally well received both in the United Kingdom and many other countries and has established itself as a standard text. The second edition retains the objective approach and structure of the first edition but has been significantly revised.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Development and environment: history and development
hardware and software
system parameters. Part 2 The Bookshelf system: catalogue module
acquisitions modules
circulation module
serials module
management information
Bookshelf user group
support services. Part 3 Bookshelf in context - case studies: bookshelf in the academic library - Paisley College of Technology
Bookshelf in the public library - Dumfries and Galloway public libraries
Bookshelf in the special library - Equal Opportunities Commission, Institute of Personnel Management
the use of Bookshelf in teaching students of information and library management at Manchester Polytechnic. Appendices: further reading
user list
specification for Paisley College of Technology.

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