This book is learned, well thought out, finely proportioned, and timely. There is nothing quite like it available, in that it lucidly covers the full range of current bibliographic systems at a theoretical level. -- Howard White, Professor, College of Information Science and Technology, Drexel University This book is a highly significant contribution to the field. Most books on information organization focus on how-to and rules at the expense of the underlying principles. This book successfully synthesizes a diverse literature into coherent and understandable principles. -- Edward T. O'Neill, Consulting Research Scientist, OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. This book provides sound guidance to future developers of search engines and retrieval systems. The work is original, building on the foundations of information science and librarianship of the past 150 years. -- Barbara B. Tillett, Director, ILS Program, Library of Congress
Professor Emerita, Department of Information Studies, UCLA. Professor Svenonius' research continues to be in the area of bibliographical control, including cataloging, classification, and indexing. Her particular focus has been on the design and evaluation of cataloging systems and documentary languages in the automated environment, and she is currently conducting an analytic study of rule types used in the AngloAmerican Cataloging Code in conjunction with developing a hypertext interface for the Code.
The Intellectual Foundations of Information Organization is a
dense, intellectually rigorous, and well-written book.... A major
contribution to the field of cataloging.
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