Daniel N. Joudrey, MLIS, PhD, is professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where he teaches information organization, subject cataloging and classification, and descriptive cataloging.Arlene G. Taylor, MSLS, PhD, is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Her experience as a library school educator covered more than 30 years, and she was active in the American Library Association for more than 30 years.Katherine M. Wisser, MA, MSLS, PhD, is associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where she teaches information organization, archival access and use, metadata, indexing and thesaurus construction, and the history of libraries.

• CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Organization of Recorded InformationChapter 2: Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western CivilizationChapter 3: Retrieval ToolsChapter 4: Systems and System DesignChapter 5: Introduction to MetadataChapter 6: Encoding StandardsChapter 7: Resource DescriptionChapter 8: Access and Authority ControlChapter 9: Subject AnalysisChapter 10: Systems for Vocabulary ControlChapter 11: Systems for CategorizationConclusionAppendix A: An Approach to Subject AnalysisAppendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources in LibrariesAppendix C: Arrangement of Metadata DisplaysAppendix D: EAD3 Encoded Finding Aid for Collection Described in Figure 3.10GlossaryBibliographyIndex

The Organization of Information is a major achievement and an exceptional text that should be used in general information organization courses or to supplement library cataloging or metadata courses.

Daniel N. Joudrey, MLIS, PhD, is professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where he teaches information organization, subject cataloging and classification, and descriptive cataloging.Arlene G. Taylor, MSLS, PhD, is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Her experience as a library school educator covered more than 30 years, and she was active in the American Library Association for more than 30 years.Katherine M. Wisser, MA, MSLS, PhD, is associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where she teaches information organization, archival access and use, metadata, indexing and thesaurus construction, and the history of libraries.

• CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Organization of Recorded InformationChapter 2: Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western CivilizationChapter 3: Retrieval ToolsChapter 4: Systems and System DesignChapter 5: Introduction to MetadataChapter 6: Encoding StandardsChapter 7: Resource DescriptionChapter 8: Access and Authority ControlChapter 9: Subject AnalysisChapter 10: Systems for Vocabulary ControlChapter 11: Systems for CategorizationConclusionAppendix A: An Approach to Subject AnalysisAppendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources in LibrariesAppendix C: Arrangement of Metadata DisplaysAppendix D: EAD3 Encoded Finding Aid for Collection Described in Figure 3.10GlossaryBibliographyIndex

The Organization of Information is a major achievement and an exceptional text that should be used in general information organization courses or to supplement library cataloging or metadata courses.

Daniel N. Joudrey, MLIS, PhD, is professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where he teaches information organization, subject cataloging and classification, and descriptive cataloging.Arlene G. Taylor, MSLS, PhD, is professor emerita, School of Information Sciences, University of Pittsburgh. Her experience as a library school educator covered more than 30 years, and she was active in the American Library Association for more than 30 years.Katherine M. Wisser, MA, MSLS, PhD, is associate professor at the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, MA, where she teaches information organization, archival access and use, metadata, indexing and thesaurus construction, and the history of libraries.

• CONTENTSPrefaceAcknowledgmentsChapter 1: Organization of Recorded InformationChapter 2: Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western CivilizationChapter 3: Retrieval ToolsChapter 4: Systems and System DesignChapter 5: Introduction to MetadataChapter 6: Encoding StandardsChapter 7: Resource DescriptionChapter 8: Access and Authority ControlChapter 9: Subject AnalysisChapter 10: Systems for Vocabulary ControlChapter 11: Systems for CategorizationConclusionAppendix A: An Approach to Subject AnalysisAppendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources in LibrariesAppendix C: Arrangement of Metadata DisplaysAppendix D: EAD3 Encoded Finding Aid for Collection Described in Figure 3.10GlossaryBibliographyIndex

The Organization of Information is a major achievement and an exceptional text that should be used in general information organization courses or to supplement library cataloging or metadata courses.