Explorations in Indexing and Abstracting: Pointing, Virtue, and Power

by Brian C. O'Connor and American Libraries

Book Overview

Indexing and abstracting often fail because too much emphasis is given to the mechanics of description and too little is given to what ought to be described. This text focuses on how people seek information. Drawing on a delightfully broad base of intellectual resources--from information theory and classic literature to Beethoven and MTV--the author considers the basic question of how we can index and abstract our information so that the user can...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563081849
• ISBN13: 9781563081842
• Release Date: June 1996
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 182 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.4" x 9.6"