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Classification in Theory and Practice
  • Author : Susan Batley
  • Release Date : 11 September 2014
  • Publisher : Chandos Publishing
  • Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Pages : 214
  • ISBN 13 : 9781780634661
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Book Description: Following on from the first edition of this book, the second edition fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. The book looks at major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and the USA, and includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly, classifying electronic resources is also discussed. Classification in Theory and Practice aims to demystify a very complex subject, and to provide a sound theoretical underpinning, together with practical advice and development of practical skills. Chapters concentrate purely on classification rather than cataloguing and indexing, ensuring a more in-depth coverage of the topic. covers the latest Dewey Decimal Classification, 23rd edition provides practical advice on which schemes will be most suitable for different types of library collection covers classification of digital resources explores recent developments in digital resources and tagging

Classification in Theory and Practice

Classification in Theory and Practice

Author : Susan Batley
Publisher : Chandos Publishing
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Following on from the first edition of this book, the second edition fills the gap between more complex theoretical texts and those books with a purely practical approach. The book looks at major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and the USA, and includes practical exercises to demonstrate ...

Classification in Theory and Practice

Classification in Theory and Practice

Author : Susan Batley
Publisher : Elsevier
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This book covers all of the major library classification schemes in use in Europe, UK and US; it includes practical exercises to demonstrate their application. Importantly, classifying electronic resources is also discussed. The aim of the book is to demystify a very complex subject, and to provide a sound theoretical ...

The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System

Author : M. P. Satija
Publisher : Elsevier
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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The Dewey Decimal Classification system (DDC) is the world’s most popular library classification system. The 23rd edition of the DDC was published in 2011. This second edition of The Theory and Practice of the Dewey Decimal Classification System examines the history, management and technical aspects of the DDC up to ...

Shape Analysis and Classification

Shape Analysis and Classification

Author : Luciano da Fontoura Costa,Roberto Marcond Cesar Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Genre : Computers
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Advances in shape analysis impact a wide range of disciplines, from mathematics and engineering to medicine, archeology, and art. Anyone just entering the field, however, may find the few existing books on shape analysis too specific or advanced, and for students interested in the specific problem of shape recognition and ...

Shape Classification and Analysis

Shape Classification and Analysis

Author : Luciano da Fona Costa,Roberto Marcond Cesar, Jr.
Publisher : CRC Press
Genre : Technology & Engineering
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Because the properties of objects are largely determined by their geometric features, shape analysis and classification are essential to almost every applied scientific and technological area. A detailed understanding of the geometrical features of real-world entities (e.g., molecules, organs, materials and components) can provide important clues about their origin ...

Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice

Natural Kinds and Classification in Scientific Practice

Author : Catherine Kendig
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Science
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This edited volume of 13 new essays aims to turn past discussions of natural kinds on their head. Instead of presenting a metaphysical view of kinds based largely on an unempirical vantage point, it pursues questions of kindedness which take the use of kinds and activities of kinding in practice as ...

Sorting Things Out

Sorting Things Out

Author : Geoffrey C. Bowker,Susan Leigh Star
Publisher : MIT Press
Genre : Science
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A revealing and surprising look at how classification systems can shape both worldviews and social interactions. What do a seventeenth-century mortality table (whose causes of death include "fainted in a bath," "frighted," and "itch"); the identification of South Africans during apartheid as European, Asian, colored, or black; and the separation ...

Theory Of Classification

Theory Of Classification

Author : Krishan Kumar
Publisher : Vikas Publishing House
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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This book provides a coherent account of the Theory of Classification. It discusses the contribution made by theoreticians like E.C. Richardson, J.D. Brown, W. Hulum, W.C. Berwick Sayers, H.E. Bliss and S.R. Ranganathan. However, the theory put forward by S.R. Ranganathan predominates the whole ...

Cataloging and Classification

Cataloging and Classification

Author : Gretchen L. Hoffman,Karen Snow
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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The cataloging and classification field is changing rapidly. New concepts and models, such as linked data, identity management, the IFLA Library Reference Model, and the latest revision of Resource Description and Access (RDA), have the potential to change how libraries provide access to their collections. To prepare library and information ...

Personnel Selection and Classification

Personnel Selection and Classification

Author : Michael G. Rumsey,Clinton B. Walker,James H. Harris
Publisher : Psychology Press
Genre : Psychology
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Bringing together several key elements needed to identify the most promising themes for future research in selection and classification, this book's underlying aim is to improve job performance by selecting the right persons and matching them most effectively with the right jobs. An emphasis is placed on current, innovative research ...

Outline of a Theory of Practice

Outline of a Theory of Practice

Author : Pierre Bourdieu,Professor Pierre Bourdieu
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Genre : Social Science
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Through Pierre Bourdieu's work in Kabylia (Algeria), he develops a theory on symbolic power....

Fundamentals of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

Fundamentals of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning

Author : Ulisses Braga-Neto
Publisher : Springer Nature
Genre : Computers
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Fundamentals of Pattern Recognition and Machine Learning is designed for a one or two-semester introductory course in Pattern Recognition or Machine Learning at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The book combines theory and practice and is suitable to the classroom and self-study. It has grown out of lecture notes ...

Modern Chinese Parts of Speech

Modern Chinese Parts of Speech

Author : Guo Rui
Publisher : Routledge
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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What is the essence of a part of speech? Why is it difficult to classify parts of speech? What are the bases and criteria for classifying them? How should they be classified? In doing so, how should a conversional word be dealt with? How should nomonalization be treated? These are ...