The future of classification
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The future of classification
Gower, 2000
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Classification now has to encompass 'non-physical' media such as the Internet, yet still ensure access to knowledge held in traditional physical forms on library shelves. What does this mean for the future, and can classification cope with the virtual library? Written by a group of internationally-known specialists, this book reassesses traditional classification principles and the extent to which they provide the right basis for modern information storage and retrieval. First posing the radical question of whether classification is still really necessary, the book proceeds by emphasizing the need for systematic knowledge organization, with two chapters concentrating on classification in relation to IT and the Internet. Later chapters re-examine how present systems - Dewey Decimal Classification, Universal Decimal Classification and Library of Congress Classification - are likely to adapt, and provide a wealth of information sources for investigating the subject further. The Future of Classification delves deep into what makes knowledge-seeking successful. Those studying information storage and retrieval, and managers wanting to improve retrieval methods on which their service depends should read it.
Table of Contents
- Contents: Introduction, Rita Marcella and Arthur Maltby
- Do we still need classification?, Eric Hunter
- Organizing knowledge: the need for system and unity, Arthur Maltby and Rita Marcella
- Can classification yield an evaluative principle for information retrieval?, Julian Warner
- Information technology and new directions, Robert Newton
- Classification and the Internet, Alan MacLennan
- The future of faceted classification, A.C. Foskett
- The Dewey Decimal Classification in the twenty-first century, Joan S. Mitchell
- UDC in the twenty-first century, I.C. McIlwaine
- The Library of Congress Classification, Lois Mai Chan and Theodora L. Hodges
- Sources for investigating the development of bibliographic classification, M.P. Satija
- Index.
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