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Sorting Out the Web Approaches to Subject Access

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Candy Schwartz

Book Code: ABP5198

ISBN: 1-56750-519-8

ISBN-13: 978-1-56750-519-1

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184 pages, figures

Ablex Publishing

Publication: 3/30/2001

List Price: $41.95 (UK Sterling Price: £24.95)

Availability: In Stock

Media Type: Paperback

Also Available: Hardcover

Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4

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...a good, well-written, basic text on subject retrieval capabilities and trends on the Web. With its deliberate impartiality, it can be used effectively in a classroom setting or to provide background information for training staff or end users.
—Portal April 2002

Description: Search engines, subject gateways, descriptive metadata, Web cataloging--everyone is looking for ways to support information discovery and retrieval on the Internet. To become full partners in new digital access ventures, library and information professionals need to be familar with effective tools and stategies, and need to make decisions about what is appropriate for different resources, settings and communities. This book takes a look at what has been done in providing subject access to networked resources, and what is around the corner. Accompanies by ample illustrations and complementary online material, topics include: Metadata, as a potentiator of subject description; classification schemes and directories; alphabetical subject engines in all their variety; and trends in subject decription and access. A book directed to information professional, educators, and students involved in Web design, cataloging, indexing, reference, and information retrieval.

Table of Contents:

Figures
Preface
Introduction
Metadata
Classification
Controlled Vocabularies
Search Engines
Around the Corner
Index


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