Arlington 1995 1st Information Resources Press. ISBN 0-87815-067-6. Octavo, 158pp., hardcover. Fine, no DJ.

Out in the Cold: Academic Boycotts & the Isolation of South Africa.

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Lancaster, F.W.

Haricombe, Lorraine J.

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Univ of Illinois Graduate School of

Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice

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<p>The new edition (first, 1988) is substantially expanded and strengthened. The focus is the public services provided by libraries and information centers and the practicalities of selecting appropriate evaluation procedures. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.</p>

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Intended both as a text for a graduate level course in library and information science and for managers of library and related information services, this volume is divided into the following sections: the effects of technology on the institution and its management; the effects of technology on services and users; and special issues in the management of technology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Technology & Management in Library & Information Services (CLINIC ON LIBRARY APPLICATIONS OF DATA PROCESSING//PROCEEDINGS)

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Sandore, Beth

Social Sciences

Award-winning author F.W. Lancaster has revised his widely used text, Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice, to address growing complexities in the field. New chapters in the second edition feature multimedia sources and indexing within the Internet; chapters on text searching, automatic processing methods, and the future of indexing and abstracting are substantially revised. The first nine chapters, covering basic principles and theories, are updated and the section of practical exercises is modified by use of the current edition of UNBIS Thesaurus. Researchers from a wide range of disciplines are now involved in content analysis activities that formerly were the sole concern of members of the library and information science field. At the same time, indexing and abstracting have grown in interest within other major disciplines, such as medicine. As a result, relevant articles have become increasingly scattered throughout varied literatures, and a wide range of technologies such as linguistics, computer science, artificial intelligence, and pattern recognition now impinge upon the subject matter of this book, providing the impetus for updating a text noted for both its practicality and attention to theoretical underpinnings. As with the first edition, Indexing and Abstracting in Theory and Practice remains primarily a text for teaching the subject. However, it also holds value for managers of information services and others concerned with indexing, abstracting, and all related issues of content analysis. Chapters focus on indexing principles, indexing practice, consistency and quality of indexing, the types and functions of abstracts, writing and evaluating the abstract, enhancing indexing, natural language in information retrieval, automated indexing and abstracting, indexing of multimedia sources, indexing within the Internet, and the future of indexing and abstracting services. The section of exercises provides concrete illustrations of the text's major points.

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Indexing & Abstracting in Theory & Practice

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