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The Organization of Information

Second Edition (Library and Information Science Text Series)

By Arlene G. Taylor

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| Paperback | 9781563089695

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Book Description

The extensively revised and completely updated second edition of this popular textbook provides LIS practitioners and students with a vital guide to the organization of information. After a broad overview of the concept and its role in human endeavors, Taylor proceeds to a detailed and insightful diContinue

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I admit it is probably "the best" (and the only) textbook that's come out in the recent years - that is, if you are to choose only one required textbook for an introductory class like this. But honestly I do not like this book at all. Being an introductory text, some chapters are too difficult for n ... (continue)

I admit it is probably "the best" (and the only) textbook that's come out in the recent years - that is, if you are to choose only one required textbook for an introductory class like this. But honestly I do not like this book at all. Being an introductory text, some chapters are too difficult for novices (e.g., the chapters on encoding standards and metadata) and some are too shallow (e.g., subject analysis, arrangement & display, etc). And speaking as an instructor I also found the order of chapters problematic. I personally would place the chapter of encoding standards after the chapters on subject and descriptive cataloging. Perhaps the biggest problem of this book is its use of "big words" that make the text looks more "modern" and advanced but can totally screw up inexperienced students. Why scare students with words like "encoding standards" and "metadata" first, and then try very hard to make them understand we're really talking about really simple ideas like cataloging rules, classification tables, or record/content structures?

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