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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Richard L. Anderson , Brian C. O'Connor , Jodi KearnsPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Imprint: Libraries Unlimited Inc Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781591585770ISBN 10: 1591585775 Pages: 264 Publication Date: 30 August 2008 Recommended Age: From 7 to 17 years Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Background Concepts and Models 2. Considerations of Representation 3. Representation, Function, and Utility 4. Failures of Representation: Indeterminacy and Depth 5. Aboutness and User-Generated Descriptors 6. Responses to Indeterminacy 7. Doing Things with Word-Based Documents 8. Functional Applications of Information Measurement 9. Functional Ontology Construction 10. Creek Pebbles: A Summary Metaphor and Touchstone for Exploration References IndexReviews<p> This is not a 'howto' guide for people who want to learn how to style an abstract or create an index. Instead, the authors<p>ambitiously attempt to examine information in various formats and present strategies that librarians can use to better assist patrons find needed information within information systems. This is a dense book for people who like to think about how information is created and the role librarians and their systems have within the search process. Recommended for large libraries that support computer science and/or library science programs. - <p>The Tech Static This is not a 'howto' guide for people who want to learn how to style an abstract or create an index. Instead, the authors ambitiously attempt to examine information in various formats and present strategies that librarians can use to better assist patrons find needed information within information systems. This is a dense book for people who like to think about how information is created and the role librarians and their systems have within the search process. Recommended for large libraries that support computer science and/or library science programs. - The Tech Static Highly theoretical in nature, this book would make excellent reading for both students and professional indexers and abstractors. The authors seriously approach their subject matter, with each chapter containing a complete discussion of both philosophical and practical issues relating to document representation creation and use. - Collection Management This is not a 'howto' guide for people who want to learn how to style an abstract or create an index. Instead, the authorsambitiously attempt to examine information in various formats and present strategies that librarians can use to better assist patrons find needed information within information systems. This is a dense book for people who like to think about how information is created and the role librarians and their systems have within the search process. Recommended for large libraries that support computer science and/or library science programs. - The Tech Static This is not a 'howto' guide for people who want to learn how to style an abstract or create an index. Instead, the authors ambitiously attempt to examine information in various formats and present strategies that librarians can use to better assist patrons find needed information within information systems. This is a dense book for people who like to think about how information is created and the role librarians and their systems have within the search process. Recommended for large libraries that support computer science and/or library science programs. - The Tech Static Highly theoretical in nature, this book would make excellent reading for both students and professional indexers and abstractors. The authors seriously approach their subject matter, with each chapter containing a complete discussion of both philosophical and practical issues relating to document representation creation and use. - Collection Management Author InformationBrian C. O'Connor is a professor at the School of Library and Information Sciences, University of North Texas. Jodi Kearns is digitization project manager at the Archives of the History of American Psychology and adjunct professor in the Instructional Technology Program, College of Education, University of Akron. Richard L. Anderson is the information security coordinator at University of North Texas. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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