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Classification Made Simple » (3rd Edition)

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Authors: Eric J. Hunter
ISBN-13: 9780754675587, ISBN-10: 0754675580
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Limited
Date Published: September 2009
Edition: 3rd Edition

Author Biography: Eric J. Hunter

Book Synopsis

This update of the 1988 edition of an introductory text for information studies students and other charged with information storage and retrieval incorporates Internet developments and updated references in the field. Using examples, the author illustrates different types of classification, their advantages and disadvantages, and scheme features. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
1	What is Classification?	1
2	Classification in an Information System	4
3	Faceted Classification	8
4	Practical Examples of Faceted Classification Schemes	25
5	Hierarchical Classification	40
6	Practical Examples of Hierarchical Enumerative Classification Schemes	46
7	The Use of Synthesis in a Basically Enumerative Scheme	59
8	Synthesis Grafted on to an Enumerative Scheme	63
9	Advantages and Disadvantages of Faceted and Enumerative Classification	68
10	More about Notation	70
11	More about Schedule and Citation Order	82
12	Other Features of Classification Schemes	86
13	The Relationship between Classification and Alphabetical Authority Lists of Indexing Terms - the Compilation of Thesauri	89
14	Classification as a Search Tool	103
15	Classification and the Internet	120
16	Conclusion	132
	Bibliography	137
	Index	141

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Library & Information Science

Library Administration and Services
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