The Organization of Information

Organizing information is at the heart of the information professions, and the fifth edition of The Organization of Information is a key resource for anyone seeking up-to-date guidance.

List of contents

Preface
Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Organization of Recorded Information
Chapter 2: Development of the Organization of Recorded Information in Western Civilization
Chapter 3: Retrieval Tools
Chapter 4: Information Systems, Retrieval, and Other Technology Concerns
Chapter 5: Encoding Standards
Chapter 6: Introduction to Metadata
Chapter 7: Conceptual Models
Chapter 8: Description and Access
Chapter 9: Standards for Description and Access
Chapter 10: Authority Control
Chapter 11: Subject Analysis
Chapter 12: Systems for Controlled Vocabulary
Chapter 13: Systems for Categorization

Appendix A: Arrangement of Metadata Displays
Appendix B: Arrangement of Physical Information Resources in Libraries
Appendix C: EAD3 Encoded Finding Aid for Collection Described in Figure 3.9
Appendix D: BIBFRAME 2.1 Record
Appendix E: An Approach to Subject Analysis

Glossary
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Daniel N. Joudrey is a Professor in the School of Library and Information Science, Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, where he teaches information organization and cataloging. His research interests include aboutness determination, subject access to information, and cataloging education.

Product details

• Authors: Joudrey Daniel N.
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.11.2025
• EAN: 9781440878619
• ISBN: 978-1-4408-7861-9
• No. of pages: 688
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 252 mm x 36 mm
• Weight: 1400 g
• Illustrations: Author supplies cataloging records as illustrations (figures) to avoid issues with alignment.
• Series: Library and Information Science Text Series
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Book trade, library system; Library and information services, Library & Information Sciences, Bibliographic and subject control, Bibliographic & subject control