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Subject Access
This volume contains the proceedings of a special conference held in Florence, August 2009. The theoretical and methodological aspects of rethinking semantic access to information and knowledge are explored. Innovative projects deployed to cope with the challenges of the future are presented and discussed. This book offers a unique opportunity for librarians and other information professionals to get acquainted with the state of the art in subject indexing.
Understanding New Media
This book outlines the development currently underway in the technology of new media and looks further to examine the unforeseen effects of this phenomenon on our culture, our philosophies, and our spiritual outlook.
Moving Beyond the Presentation Layer
Can the Dewey Decimal System meet the needs of the rapidly changing information environment? Moving Beyond the Presentation Layer explores the Dewey Decimal System from a variety of perspectives, each of which peels away a bit of the “presentation layer”—the familiar linear notational sequence-to reveal the content and context offered by the DDS. Library professionals from around the word examine how the content and context offered by the DDS can evolve to meet the needs of the changing information environment, with a special focus on the impact of the Internet on current and future developments. Moving Beyond the Presentation Layer examines whether the Dewey Decimal System is a rigid ...
Studying Societies and Cultures
"A thought-provoking, stimulating volume on the past, present and future of cultural materialism that is both laudatory of Harris' research strategy and critical of it." Paul Shankman, University of Colorado One of the most important anthropologists of all time, Marvin Harris was influential worldwide as the founder of cultural materialism. This book accessibly analyzes Harris's theories and their important legacies today. The chapters explore cultural materialism's epistemology and its relation to rational choice theory, Darwinian social science, and population pressures. The authors assess recent attempts to extend and reformulate cultural materialism and highlight cross-cultural, archaeological, and ethnographic applications of cultural materialism today.
L’organisation des connaissances : dynamisme et stabilité
La thématique de l'Organisation des Connaissances a été traitée dans le cadre des colloques du chapitre français de l'ISKO (International Society of Knowledge Organization), ISKO-France, sous l'angle des structures d'organisation, des outils techniques de médiation mais aussi des formes et mécanismes de partage des connaissances. Ces questions sont au coeur des mécanismes de la production et de l'accès à l'information, et de la circulation des savoirs. Dans la continuité de ces réflexions, la 8e édition du colloque ISKO-France a tenté de sonder plus particulièrement les questions de stabilité et de dynamisme dans les concepts et les paradigmes sous-jacents aux travaux sur l'o...
The Thesaurus
Use this single source to uncover the origin and development of the thesaurus! The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision examines the historical development of the thesaurus and the standards employed for thesaurus construction. This book provides both the history of thesauri and tutorials on usage to increase your understanding of thesaurus creation, use, and evaluation. This reference tool offers essential information on thesauri in the digital environment, including Web sites, databases, and software. For 50 years, the thesaurus has been a core reference book; The Thesaurus: Review, Renaissance, and Revision celebrates this history and speculates on the future of vocabulary-switchi...
Fondements épistémologiques et théoriques de la science de l’information-documentation
Fondements épistémologiques et théoriques de la science de l’information-documentation regroupe les communications du 11e colloque international d’ISKO France organisé à l’UNESCO en juillet 2017. Il rend hommage aux visionnaires et aux théoriciens francophones des sciences de l’information-documentation qui ont contribué à l’essor de celles-ci dans l’espace francophone et bien au-delà : Paul Otlet, Suzanne Briet, Jean-Claude Gardin, Éric de Grolier, Jean Meyriat, Robert Escarpit, Robert Pagès, Madeleine Wolff-Terroine, Jacques Maniez, Jacques Chaumier et George Van Slype. Les 34 contributions que renferme cet ouvrage confirment le rôle de premier plan joué par ces pi...
Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences
The Encyclopedia of Library and Information Sciences, comprising of seven volumes, now in its fourth edition, compiles the contributions of major researchers and practitioners and explores the cultural institutions of more than 30 countries. This major reference presents over 550 entries extensively reviewed for accuracy in seven print volumes or online. The new fourth edition, which includes 55 new entires and 60 revised entries, continues to reflect the growing convergence among the disciplines that influence information and the cultural record, with coverage of the latest topics as well as classic articles of historical and theoretical importance.
