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H.W. Wilson Publishing Co. Sears List of Subject Headings

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Book SynopsisLast published in 2018, this new update is filled with new subject headings created in the last four years. Delivering a core list of key headings, together with patterns and examples to guide the cataloger in creating further headings as required, Sears List of Subject Headings has been the standard thesaurus of subject terminology for small and medium-sized libraries since 1923.

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Liverpool University Press Indexing Biographies and Other Stories of Human

Book SynopsisStories of human lives can be fascinating but frequently difficult to index well. The new, updated fourth edition of Hazel K. Bell’s Indexing Biographies is a valuable guide to the points for consideration when indexing life histories, biographies, autobiographies, letters and other narrative texts. Topics include the indexing of fiction, analysis of the text before indexing, names and their various forms, appropriate language choice for index entries, impartiality of the indexer, and how to treat main characters (through appropriate subheading structure) and minor characters (where strings of locators are sometimes unavoidable). The book also discusses more technical matters of index layout, presentation and arrangement of entries, such as how to judge whether alphabetical, chronological, page order or thematic grouping is most appropriate for the text. Examples of good practice and outstanding indexes are provided throughout. Lists of useful reference works and relevant articles from The Indexer journal are also suggested. There is, of course, a comprehensive index. Indexing Biographies contains fine advice on best indexing practices for book indexers, trainee indexers, authors, publishers and all lovers of life histories. It is an excellent overview of the complex, important and rewarding task of indexing such material.Trade Review'Indexing Biographies should appeal to indexers, authors, editors, publishing professionals and lovers of life histories. In this fine new edition, Hazel K. Bell has kindly shared her considerable insight into all that goes into making a great biography index.'Paula Clarke Bain, Editing Matters, Chartered Institute of Editing and ProofreadingTable of Contents Acknowledgements viii 1. Narrative texts and stories of lives - ‘Soft’ texts - The narrative form - Sensitive content - History - Biography - Autobiography - Political memoirs - Diaries Letters 2. The great and good - Indexing masterpieces - Award winners - Other good ’uns 3. First read your book - Analysis and annotation - Coverage 4. Naming names - Alternative forms - John Brown, meet John Brown - Who are all these people? - Errors and inconsistencies - Lord, My - Pseudonyms 5. Coming to terms: subheadings - Qualities to aim for - Language fit for literature - And … 6. The perils of partiality - Don’t show your feelings - Putting it nicely - Linguistic limitation - What-d’you-call-her? - The constraint of standardization - ‘Have you stopped beating your wife …?’ 7. All in order: a proper arrangement - Alphabetization - Subheadings - Page order - Chronology observed - The alphabetical way 8. Theme by theme - Examples of paragraphed subheadings - Tracing the themes 9. Mighty main characters - Leave it out? - Hero-treatment 10. The works - Listing volumes - Titles - Characters - Letters 11. Just mentioning … 12. Presentation and layout - Prefatory notes - Run-on style - Sub-subheadings - Indented style - Typographical devices 13. The user - Is that me …? 14. Fiction - Should fiction be indexed? - The indexer as literary critic - Indexing the fiction of A. S. Byatt - Novels published with indexes References Index

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Liverpool University Press Library Classification and Browsing: The

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Book SynopsisPresents a detailed description of the various 'meeting points' between reader and material; traces the historical and technological developments that provide the background for the 'meeting'; and explores the factors that influenced both the physical form and the informational content of documents. Concepts of library material classification are reviewed from the libraries of antiquity to those of the 1990s. The main focus is on the important role played by browsing, a common information-seeking behaviour of library and information centre users. This book sheds light on the most common of human behavior patterns, and is intended for students, researchers and practitioners in the field of Library and Information Science. The book includes chapters on: Technology and the Theoretical Concepts of Knowledge Organization; Shelf Arrangement; Access to Shelves; Concepts of Browsing; and Browsing as an Information Retrieval Tool.Trade Review"This book will be a great asset to library science faculty, students, and library users in understanding the theoretical concepts of knowledge, organization, and planning." -- Library Times International."Readers benefit from the author's historical overview of libraries, library classification and books." -- American Reference Books Annual.

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