This new edition offers a fully updated and expanded overview of
the field of information organization, examining the description of
information resources as both a product and process of the
contemporary digital environment. Information Resource Description,
2nd edition explains how the various elements and values of
descriptive metadata support a set of common information retrieval
functions across a wide range of environments. Through this
unifying framework, the book provides an integrated commentary on
the various fields and practices of information organization
carried out by today’s information professionals and end-users.
Updates to the first edition include coverage of: recent
scholarship published in the field linked open linked data
initiatives such as BIBFRAME the new IFLA Library Reference Model
and its five user tasks current versions of the key metadata
standards contemporary discovery tools and approaches. The book is
intended for LIS students taking information organization courses
at either undergraduate and postgraduate levels, information
professionals wishing to specialize in the field, and existing
metadata specialists who wish to update their knowledge.
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