In this preface I will include explanations of three factors: the
intended audience of this book, the structure of the book, and the
acknowledgement of many who contributed to its fruition. The Power
to Name is intended for two audiences: those interested in
knowledge organization and those interested in theoretical study of
representation. These two groups come from the perspective of the
structure and principles of organization and from the perspective
of understanding the cultural ramifications of naming. The first
may be those who develop subject representation schemes for a wide
range of purposes and those who apply those schemes. They may be
librarians, information scientists, web developers or knowledge
managers. The second group are likely to be feminist,
poststructural and postcolonial theorists who explore the
construction of meaning. It is my hope that both of these audiences
will find the case of subject representation in library catalogues
illuminating in a much wider sense. I have tried to include a
modicum of explanation for each audience while avoiding
over-explanation for either. This approach will require some
patience and some close reading from each? The intellectual
structure of the book is introduced in the first chapter. However,
in a book on organization of knowledge and information it is
important to also explain its internal syndetic structure. I have
used some somewhat unconventional approaches. The book contains a
fair number of 'manual hyperlinks' - references to earlier
discussions of a topic in the form of "see also page . . . "
referrals.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
