Organizing knowledge : an introduction to managing access to information

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Title:

Author:

Rowley, J. E.

ISBN:

9780754644316

Personal Author:

Rowley, J. E.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Aldershot, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2008.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 367 p. ; 24 cm.

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2000.

Includes index.

Formerly CIP.

Contents:

Pt. I. Structuring and Describing -- 1. Knowledge, information and their organization -- 2. Formatting and structuring knowledge -- 3. Describing documents -- Pt. II. Access -- 4. Users and user behaviour -- 5. Subjects as access points -- 6. Classification and order -- 7. Further concepts and tools for subject access -- 8. Access through author names and titles -- Pt. III. Systems -- 9. Organizing knowledge in the digital environment -- 10. The evaluation and design of information retrieval systems -- 11. Organizing Knowledge without IT -- 12. Management of knowledge systems.

Abstract:

"The fourth edition of Organizing Knowledge incorporates revisions reflecting the increasing shift towards a networked and digital information environment, and its impact on documents, information, knowledge, users and managers." "Offering an overview of the approaches and tools used in the structuring and dissemination of knowledge, it is illustrated with figures and examples. This is an introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of information management."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Information organization -- English-speaking countries.

Cataloging -- English-speaking countries.

Added Author:

Rowley, J. E.

Hartley, Richard J.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0717/2007018836.html

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The fourth edition of this standard student text, Organizing Knowledge, incorporates extensive revisions reflecting the increasing shift towards a networked and digital information environment, and its impact on documents, information, knowledge, users and managers. Offering a broad-based overview of the approaches and tools used in the structuring and dissemination of knowledge, it is written in an accessible style and well illustrated with figures and examples. The book has been structured into three parts and twelve chapters and has been thoroughly updated throughout. Part I discusses the nature, structuring and description of knowledge. Part II, with its five chapters, lies at the core of the book focusing as it does on access to information. Part III explores different types of knowledge organization systems and considers some of the management issues associated with such systems. Each chapter includes learning objectives, a chapter summary and a list of references for further reading. This is a key introductory text for undergraduate and postgraduate students of information management.