Bibliographies: Their Aims and Methods - Hardcover

Krummel, D. W.

 
9780720116878: Bibliographies: Their Aims and Methods

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A comprehensive history, survey, and assessment of the role of the bibliographer. Contents include: -- Introduction (Emunerative bibliographies, bibliography in general, the need for bibliographies, the history of bibliographies, the nature of bibliographical work. Scope ( Topics, literature, readers, adopting and adapting, eliminations, peripheries.) Citation Style (Elements, sequence, design, manuals.) Annotation (Function, content, style). Organisation (Alphabetical sequence, chronological sequence, classification, secondary arrangement, references and indexes). Collecting entries (Compilers resources, file organisation, sources, research activities). Presentation (Title, introduction and other features, layout, publication, evaluation). Appendix A: Criteria for evaluating a bibliography. Appendix B: Bibliographies as evidence of intellectual eminence. Appendix C: Awards to bibliographies for graphic excellence. Bibliography: major writings on the compiling of bibliographies, 1883 -- 1983. Index.

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