The Organization of Information (Library and Information Science)

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 in the context of ISBD and MARC.

• Provides an essential overview of information organization―a central activity in library and information science―that describes approaches to organizing in libraries, archives, museums, online settings, indexing services, and other environments

• Newly revised and updated to reflect changes in cataloging rules, address new standards, and introduce upcoming changes

• Expands the scope of content relating to information organization in non-library settings

• Features vocabulary and acronym lists at the end of each chapter to help readers stay abreast of new terminology