Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century (Chandos Information Professional Series) - Softcover

Kumbhar, Rajendra

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843346605 ISBN 13: 9781843346609

Publisher: Chandos Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

Library Classification Trends in the 21st Century traces development in and around library classification as reported in literature published in the first decade of the 21st century. It reviews literature published on various aspects of library classification, including modern applications of classification such as internet resource discovery, automatic book classification, text categorization, modern manifestations of classification such as taxonomies, folksonomies and ontologies and interoperable systems enabling crosswalk. The book also features classification education and an exploration of relevant topics.

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About the Author

Dr. Rajendra Kumbhar is Associate Professor at the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune, India. Dr. Kumbhar has been teaching classification, knowledge organization, vocabulary control and other related topics for more than 20 years. As a part of his doctoral research he compiled a comprehensive classification schedule and thesaurus of LIS and has published books and articles on this topic.

Edition details

• Publisher: Chandos Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843346605
• ISBN 13: 9781843346609
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188