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Library Classification and Browsing
Snunith Shoham
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Description for Library Classification and Browsing
Hardcover. Giving a description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material, this book traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting', and explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents. Num Pages: 162 pages. BIC Classification: GLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 19. Weight in Grams: 430.
Presents a detailed description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material; traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting'; and explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents. Concepts of library material classification are reviewed from the libraries of antiquity to those of the 1990s. The main focus is on the important role played by browsing, a common information-seeking behaviour of library and information centre users. This book sheds light on the most common of human behavior patterns, and is intended for students, researchers and practitioners ... Read more
Presents a detailed description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material; traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting'; and explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents. Concepts of library material classification are reviewed from the libraries of antiquity to those of the 1990s. The main focus is on the important role played by browsing, a common information-seeking behaviour of library and information centre users. This book sheds light on the most common of human behavior patterns, and is intended for students, researchers and practitioners ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Sussex Academic Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
162
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Liverpool, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781902210551
SKU
V9781902210551
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Ref
99-1
Reviews for Library Classification and Browsing
"This book will be a great asset to library science faculty, students, and library users in understanding the theoretical concepts of knowledge, organization, and planning."
Library Times International. "Readers benefit from the author's historical overview of libraries, library classification and books."
American Reference Books Annual.
Library Times International. "Readers benefit from the author's historical overview of libraries, library classification and books."
American Reference Books Annual.