The Organization of Information 4th Edition by Daniel N. Joudrey, ISBN-13: 978-1598848588

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The Organization of Information 4th Edition by Daniel N. Joudrey, ISBN-13: 978-1598848588

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• Publisher: ‎ Libraries Unlimited; 4th edition (November 27, 2017)
• Language: ‎ English
• ISBN-10: 1598848593

• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-1598848588

This fourth edition provides an updated look at information organization, featuring coverage of the Semantic Web, linked data, and EAC-CPF; new metadata models such as IFLA-LRM and RiC; and new perspectives on RDA and its implementation.

This latest edition of The Organization of Information is a key resource for anyone in the beginning stages of their LIS career as well as longstanding professionals and paraprofessionals seeking accurate, clear, and up-to-date guidance on information organization activities across the discipline. The book begins with a historical look at information organization methods, covering libraries, archives, museums, and online settings. It then addresses the types of retrieval tools used throughout the discipline―catalogs, finding aids, indexes, bibliographies, and search engines―before describing the functionality of systems, explaining the basic principles of system design, and defining how they affect information organization. The principles and functionality of metadata is next, with coverage of the types, functions, tools, and models (particularly FRBR, IFLA-LRM, RDF) and how encoding works for use and sharing―for example, MARC, XML schemas, and linked data approaches.

The latter portion of the resource describes specific activities related to the creation of metadata for resources. These chapters offer an overview of the major issues, challenges, and standards used in the information professions, addressing topics such as resource description (including standards found in RDA, DACS, and CCO), access points, authority control, subject analysis, controlled vocabularies―notably LCSH, MeSH, Sears, and AAT―and categorization systems such as DDC and LCC.

Table of Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Recent Titles

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Organization of Recorded Information

The Need to Organize

The Nature of Information

The Nature of the Organization of Recorded Information

Organization of Information in Different Contexts

Libraries

Archives

Museums (Art and Object Collections)

Online Settings

The Internet

Semantic Web and Linked Data

Digital Collections

Information Architecture

Indexing and Abstracting

Indexing

Abstracting

Records Management

Personal Information Management

Knowledge Management

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

2 Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western Civilization

Inventories, Bibliographies, Catalogs, and Codification

Antiquity

Middle Ages

European Renaissance

From Inventories to Finding Lists to Collocating Devices

Period of Codification

The Twentieth Century

Description

Subject Access

Verbal Subject Access

Classification

Special Materials

Archives

Museums (Art and Object Collections)

Subject Access to Special Materials

Mechanization of Bibliography

The Documentation Movement

Library Automation

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

3 Retrieval Tools

The Need for Retrieval Tools

The Basic Retrieval Tools, Their Formats, and Their Functions

Bibliographies

Catalogs

Purposes of Catalogs

Forms of Catalogs

Arrangement and Displays within Catalogs

Indexes

Finding Aids

Registers and Other Museum Databases

Search Engines

Directories

The Need for Retrieval Tools Revisited

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

4 Systems and System Design

Systems

Databases

Bibliographic Networks

Integrated Library Systems (ILSs)

History of Library Systems

Developments in Library Systems

Development of Online Public Access Catalogs

System Design

Organization of Information and System Design

Searching Methods

Retrieval Models

Standardization and Systems

Display

Basic Search Queries

Initial Articles

Truncation, Boolean Operators, and Proximity

Punctuation

Federated Searching and Z39.50

User-Centered System Design

Universal Design

Multiple Languages/Scripts

Other Aids for Users

Authority Control Integration

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

5 Introduction to Metadata

The Basics of Metadata

Metadata Schemas

Metadata Characteristics

Categories of Metadata

Descriptive Metadata

Administrative Metadata

Technical Metadata

Preservation Metadata

Rights and Access Metadata

Meta-Metadata

Structural Metadata

METS (Metadata Encoding & Transmission Standard)

Metadata Management Tools

Application Profiles

Metadata Registries

Crosswalks

Other Tools

Metadata Models

IFLA’s “Functional Requirements” Family of Standards

User Tasks

FRBR Entities and Attributes

FRBR Relationships

IFLA Library Reference Model

Archives: EGAD’s Records in Contexts (RiC)

Museums: CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model (CRM)

W3C’s Resource Description Framework (RDF)

DCMI Abstract Model (DCAM)

Metadata and Cataloging

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

6 Encoding Standards

Encoding of Characters

Encoding of Records

MARC (MAchine-Readable Cataloging)

MARC 21

UNIMARC

The Future of MARC

SGML (Standard Generalized Markup Language)

HTML (Hypertext Markup Language)

XML (Extensible Markup Language)

TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) Schema

EAD (Encoded Archival Description) Schema

ONIX (Online Information Exchange) DTD and Schema

MARCXML Schema and MODS

BIBFRAME: A Future Standard?

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

7 Resource Description

Some Preliminary Considerations

Resource Types

FRBR Entities

Mode of Issuance and Level of Description

Sources

Relationships

Common Attributes across Resources Types

Titles, or, What Is It Called?

Editions, or, Which Version Is It?

Dissemination Information, or, Where Did It Come From and When?

Physical Description, or, What Does It Look Like?

Creators, or, Who Is Responsible for It?

Other Common Characteristics

Creation of Metadata Descriptions

Bibliographic and General Metadata Schemas

RDA: Resource Description & Access

International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD)

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2)

The Dublin Core (DC)

Metadata Object Description Schema (MODS)

Archives Metadata Standards

General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G))

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Encoded Archival Description (EAD)

Other Domain-Specific Metadata Schemas

TEI (Text Encoding Initiative) Headers

Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)

VRA (Visual Resources Association) Core

Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)

ONIX (Online Information Exchange)

Index and Bibliography Records

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

8 Access and Authority Control

Access

Bibliographic Relationships

Authority Control

Authority Work

Authority Files

International Authority Control Efforts

General Bibliographic Standards for Access and Authority Control

IFLA’s “Functional Requirements” Family of Standards

Functional Requirements for Authority Data (FRAD)

IFLA Library Reference Model (LRM)

Statement of International Cataloguing Principles

RDA: Resource Description & Access

Describing and Establishing Access Points for Agents

Describing and Creating Access Points for Works and Expressions

Describing Relationships

The Use of Access Points in Bibliographic Records

Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules, Second Edition (AACR2)

Main Entry, or, Primary Access Point

Establishing Headings

Metadata Authority Description Schema (MADS)

Standards for Archives

International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (ISAAR(CPF))

Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

Encoded Archival Context–Corporate Bodies, Persons, and Families (EAC–CPF)

Standards for Art and Museums

Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO)

Categories for the Description of Works of Art (CDWA)

VRA (Visual Resources Association) Core

Standards and Projects in Online Settings

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

9 Subject Analysis

What Is Subject Analysis?

Challenges in Subject Analysis

Cultural Differences

Consistency

Nontextual Information

Exhaustivity

Objectivity

Some Methods Used to Determine Aboutness

Langridge’s Approach

Wilson’s Approaches

Use-Based Approaches

Conceptual Analysis Process

Resource Examination

Content Examination

Identification of Concepts

Content Characteristics

Content Examination Strategies

Stages in Aboutness Determination

Next Steps in Subject Analysis

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

10 Systems for Vocabulary Control

What Are Controlled Vocabularies?

Types of Controlled Vocabularies

Simple Term Lists

Synonym Rings

Taxonomies

Thesauri and Subject Heading Lists

Comparing Thesauri and Subject Heading Lists

Controlled Vocabulary Challenges

Specific versus General Terms

Synonymous Concepts

Word Form for One-Word Terms

Sequence and Form for Multi-word Terms and Phrases

Homographs and Homophones

Qualification of Terms

Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Initialisms

Popular versus Technical Terms

Subdivision of Terms

Compound Concepts

Pre-Coordination versus Post-Coordination

General Principles for Creating Controlled Vocabularies

Specificity

Literary Warrant

Direct Entry

General Principles for Applying Controlled Vocabulary Terms

Specific Entry and Coextensive Entry

Number of Terms Assigned

Concepts Not in the Controlled Vocabulary

Index Terms for Names

Mechanics of Controlled Vocabularies

Equivalence Relationships

Hierarchical Relationships

Associative Relationships

Lexical Relationships

Controlled Vocabulary Standards

Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH)

Sears List of Subject Headings (Sears)

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms for Library and Archival Materials (LCGFT)

Library of Congress Demographic Group Terms (LCDGT)

Art & Architecture Thesaurus (AAT)

Thesaurus of ERIC Descriptors

Faceted Application of Subject Terminology (FAST)

Ontologies

Natural Language Approaches to Subjects

Natural Language Processing

Keywords

Tagging and Folksonomies

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

11 Systems for Categorization

What Are Categories, Classifications, and Taxonomies?

Theory of Categorization

The Rise and Fall of the Classical Theory of Categories

Cracks in the Classical Theory of Categories

Prototype Theory

Bibliographic Classification

Hierarchical, Enumerative, and Faceted Classifications

Major Bibliographic Classification Schemes

Classification Concepts

Broad versus Close Classification

Classification of Knowledge versus Classification of a Particular Collection

Integrity of Numbers versus Keeping Pace with Knowledge

Closed versus Open Stacks

Fixed versus Relative Location

Location Device versus Collocation Device

Classification of Serials versus Alphabetical Order of Serials

Classification of Monographic Series (Classified Separately versus Classified as a Set)

The Use of Categories and Taxonomies Online

Categorizing Search Results

Conclusion

Notes

Suggested Readings

Conclusion

Note

Appendix A: An Approach to Subject Analysis

Example

Appendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources in Libraries

Note

Appendix C: Arrangement of Metadata Displays

Filing History

General Rules for Arrangement

Filing/Display Dilemmas

Notes

Appendix D: EAD3 Encoded Finding Aid for Collection Described in Figure 3.10

Appendix E: BIBFRAME 2.0 Record

Glossary

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the Authors

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